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Media release Nov 2017

6.8 Million Australians gamble regularly

An estimated 6.8 million Australians are regular gamblers, spending money on one or more gambling activities in a typical month, according to new analysis by the Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC), part of the Australian Institute of Family Studies. AGRC manager, Dr Jennifer Baxter said that of regular gamblers, participation in lotteries was most common, followed by instant scratch tickets and playing the pokies.
Family Matters article Apr 1994

Abuse and Neglect of Older People

This article is the third of three articles which examine family violence and abuse, an issue identified as a priority issue by the National Council for the International Year of the Family. 
Webinar Sep 2015

Addressing gambling in Indigenous communities: Embracing community, diversity and wellbeing

This webinar described the effects of gambling in Indigenous communities, and discussed a health promotion framework to inform policy and practice.
Family Matters article Mar 1999

Admission to residential aged care facilities

This article considers the central role played by carers in maintaining people at home, and questions the somewhat taken-for-granted relationship between the availability of informal care and admission to residential care.
Family Matters article Jun 1995

Adult-parent relationships

This article reports on research on adult-parent relationships and describes findings of a Melbourne-based study of adult-parent relationships.

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