Media release Mar 2015
Many Australians live alone
A quarter of all Australian households are now lone person households, according to a new demographic trends paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release Mar 2015
A quarter of all Australian households are now lone person households, according to a new demographic trends paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release May 2018
Many Australian carers are grandparents caring for vulnerable relatives living out-of-home and they are not getting the support services they need, according to a research report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Nov 2017
Research from the Building a New Life in Australia study indicates that the job prospects of refugees improve the longer they are in Australia.
Family Matters article Jul 2013
This paper provides guidance about enhancing the responsiveness and effectiveness of services for people from CALD communities and identifies ways in which to support culturally responsive FDR practice.
Family Matters article Aug 2011
Family Matters No. 88, 2011 - This article focuses on some grandparenting issues in the context of the 2006 family law reforms
Family Matters article Sep 2012
This article reports on grandparents' experiences of the effects of parental separation on relationships with their grandchildren.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article introduces 'Building a New Life in Australia', a new longitudinal study that will investigate the settlement pathways and outcomes of newly arrived humanitarian migrants, and explains its conceptualisation and development, design, topics covered, recruitment, and the survey methodology for Wave 1 data collection.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This paper discusses the diversity of families in Australia in terms of their composition, culture and race but argues that diversity is much more than simply a matter for recognition and celebration.
Practice guide Feb 2011
This Wrap aims to raise awareness of the circumstances of refugee and immigrant women who are survivors of sexual violence as they establish new lives
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper examines arguments that have been raised for and against the official recognition of Sharia law and finds that, on balance, the status quo should prevail.