Resource sheet Jan 2017
Web resources: Indigenous families
This page contains selected web resources relating to indigenous families
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to indigenous families
Media release Sep 2016
Grandparents still play an important role in providing childcare and emotional and financial support to families when it is most needed, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Nov 2016
Australia’s family law system must continue to address a growing need for family violence screening among troubled families, according to the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Dec 2016
Australians believe that parents and their adult children have an obligation to support each other practically and financially, according to research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
Family Matters article Apr 1997
This article shares insights and knowledge gained from providing conciliation counselling to Aboriginal families at times of family breakdown and separation, discussing issues of cross cultural communication, family violence and service provision, as well as offering guidelines to facilitate and promote work in this area.
Family Matters article Nov 2016
This article addresses criticisms of the Family Law DOORS (FL-DOORS) whole-of-family risk screening tool designed for use across the family law sector, following on from an earlier evaluation study by the Australian Institute for Family Studies that claimed only limited take-up of the tool, and presents new evidence on current use of and research with the FL-DOORS, referring to data from over 7,200 cases.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
This article provides an overview of papers presented, and of debate around reform of the welfare and social security systems at the forefront of political debate in many western nations, including Australia.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
In this paper, the author criticises and evaluates Lawrence Mead's 'Welfare reform and the family', and offers a British perspective on welfare dependency and economic opportunity.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
This article considers whether Britain and Australia will eventually have to ask the same tough question that the US has faced: do we want to defend the right of lone parents to choose not to work, or do we really want to reduce the levels of welfare dependency?