Research report Dec 1988
With this ring: First marriage patterns, trends and prospects in Australia
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Reports on the results of research into marriage patterns in Australia from 1920 to 1985.
Research report Dec 1988
Reports on the results of research into marriage patterns in Australia from 1920 to 1985.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Shortcomings raised by participants in relation to assessment procedures when used to assess potential Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers
Family Matters article Dec 2002
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2014
An overview of the current evidence on who is likely to be a perpetrator of child abuse and neglect
Family Matters article Jun 1999
This article sets out to show why proposed changes to rules of the of the Family Law Act governing property settlement in divorce, currently being considered by the Attorney-General's department, are so contentious.
Research report Feb 1999
Over the last twenty years, the Australian Institute of Family Studies has established itself as a key centre for research on the family in Australia.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to culturally and linguistically diverse families.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web-resources relating to child abuse and neglect prevention.
Research report Feb 1985
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 5
Policy and practice paper Sep 1998
Overview of parent education and the effectiveness of parent education interventions in the prevention of child maltreatment.