Research snapshot Mar 2011
Families in Australia 2011
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Report for National Families Week 2011 draws on recent statistics to provide a picture of selected aspects of Australian families in 2011
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Research snapshot Mar 2011
Report for National Families Week 2011 draws on recent statistics to provide a picture of selected aspects of Australian families in 2011
Research report May 1998
This paper explores aspects of retirement and family relationships in the lives of Australian men and women aged 50-70 years.
Family Matters article Jun 1996
Family Matters article Aug 1994
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Looking at "postvention"for families - activities that can assist those bereaved by suicide to cope with what has occurred.
Research report Jul 1998
This paper examines the interactions and flows of aid up and down between three generations of the same family.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
Media release Aug 2018
Recent research by AIFS and the Australian National University shows that fathers' work-life balance impacts on children's mental health. While the ability of mothers to juggle work and family commitments has long been known to affect children, the survey of 2496 families shows dads’ work matters too. Dads report wanting to be there more for their children, but their work often doesn't allow them to do so.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
Media release Sep 2017
Australians need the protection of full ‘pre-commitment systems’ to reduce the financial and social harm from poker machines, according to a discussion paper released today by the Australian Gambling Research Centre. Eight per cent of the Australian adult population – or 1.4million people – experience some degree of gambling problem. Of these almost half are moderate or high risk gamblers, with poker machines the most harmful form of gambling in Australia.