Research report Feb 2008
Fertility and family policy in Australia
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Provides an overview of fertility trends and their potential implications for Australia, as well as key current government policies and schemes
Research report Feb 2008
Provides an overview of fertility trends and their potential implications for Australia, as well as key current government policies and schemes
Family Matters article Sep 2003
Research report Feb 2003
This paper describes a new Institute study that aims to enhance understanding about how family structure relates to the development of children
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article represents a shortened version of the Executive Summary of a report by the authors of research undertaken into the operation of the Family Law Reform Act 1995, from the time it came into effect in June 1996 to the end of 1999.
Family Matters article Sep 2010
Provides prevalence figures for a range of childhood familial experiences (both positive and adverse), and examines the associations between these experiences and psychosocial outcomes in young adulthood.
Research report Jun 1985
This paper uses data from the first-phase survey of the Australian Family Formation Project, a longitudinal survey of Australians aged 18 to 34 years
Research report Sep 1983
The concern of the paper is to outline how social change affects the nurturing tasks of family life
Research report Aug 2012
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
Media release May 2016
Australians still turn to family for help and support in times of crisis, according to an Australian Institute of Family Studies facts sheet released today as part of National Families Week.
Research report May 2012
Prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, with this year's theme being "Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn"