Submission Sep 2008
Social impacts associated with drought
A preliminary analysis of data from the Regional and Rural Families Survey.
Submission Sep 2008
A preliminary analysis of data from the Regional and Rural Families Survey.
Submission Feb 2009
Health, welfare, education and security of children in regional and remote Indigenous communities.
Family Matters article Sep 2000
Family Matters article Mar 2000
Family Matters article Mar 2000
This article draws on data from the Institute's Australian Divorce Transitions Project to examine the extent to which the various contributions and needs specified by the Family Law Act contribute to the way property is currently divided in Australia.
Short article Sep 2017
This article explores the high rates of smoking, alcohol consumption, and other risky behaviours among children and adolescents with mental disorders.
Media release Jun 2016
Levels of risky drinking among Australian parents is a strong factor influencing their teenage children to try alcohol, according to a new study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Jul 2018
Many older age Australians who have experienced divorce are substantially less well off financially than people who have stayed married, according to new analysis by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Feb 2019
Findings from the longitudinal Study of Australian Children show that when a father engages in regular heavy drinking (defined as more than five drinks more than twice a month) when his daughter is aged 12-13, it has a strong bearing on the likelihood she will try alcohol by age 14-15.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2014
This paper aims to provide non-legal professionals in the family law sector with a general outline of the relevant reforms