Media release Apr 2018
Stay-at-home dads: Still rare but numbers rising
Around 80,000 Australian families now have a stay-at-home dad at the helm, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Apr 2018
Around 80,000 Australian families now have a stay-at-home dad at the helm, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Feb 2019
Findings from the longitudinal Study of Australian Children show that when a father engages in regular heavy drinking (defined as more than five drinks more than twice a month) when his daughter is aged 12-13, it has a strong bearing on the likelihood she will try alcohol by age 14-15.
Research report Jun 1995
This report on Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory presents findings from the Australian Living Standards Study. The report is in three sections.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
A discussion of grandparents' roles in caring for children and ways in which service providers can support them.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.
Research report Nov 2013
This research report investigates whether children in regional areas experience a "tyranny of distance" or a "tyranny of disadvantage".
Family Matters article Sep 1997
In this article the author discusses the extent to which teenagers confide in their fathers, mothers and friends, and whether confiding in fathers is independently linked with the well being of teenagers.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to drug and alcohol abuse.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to fathers.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to grandparents.