Media release Feb 2012
Past and present adoptions in Australia
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Changes to Australia’s adoption rates and practices are drawn together in a new detailed facts sheet released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Feb 2012
Changes to Australia’s adoption rates and practices are drawn together in a new detailed facts sheet released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Facts and figures Mar 2022
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
Media release Mar 2019
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.
Media release Mar 2019
The Nine Network’s Married At First Sight ‘shoehorns a lifetime of matrimonial issues into a few dozen episodes’. But how realistic is it?
Webinar Apr 2017
This webinar explored the information and skills needed for practitioners to work effectively with gender diverse young people and their families.
Practice guide Apr 2014
The paper reviews what is known about successful ventures, what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed.
Research report May 2014
This AIFS book explore some of the complexities of the child and family issues facing those working in social policy and legal systems
Research report Jun 2014
Based on interviews with 94 parents this report investigates parents' knowledge of and attitudes towards Early Childhood Education
Policy and practice paper Jun 2014
Reviews recent research findings into couples in long-term relationships (married and de facto) that provide insight into the couple relationship.
Webinar Jul 2019
This webinar discussed how service organisations can work with Aboriginal communities to increase accessibility for First Nations families.