Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Why is there a shortage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Carers?
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In this paper we present study participants’ views about the shortage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
In this paper we present study participants’ views about the shortage of 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.
Practice guide Jul 2011
This paper provides policy makers with key findings about what works to improve Indigenous people’s lives and assesses the gaps in the evidence.
Practice guide Oct 2013
Focuses on three of the COAG building blocks that were the focus of the Clearinghouse in Year 3: early childhood; health; and safe communities.
Commissioned report Dec 2013
Reviews evidence relating to improving Indigenous outcomes across a range of key social and economic health and welllbeing.
Family Matters article Jun 2000
This paper outlines some of the potential benefits of social capital for government, business, communities and family life.
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 family violence.
Family Matters article Jul 2013
This article traces the recognition within family law in modern Western societies that children generally benefit from the involvement of both parents in their lives, and argues that though the indissolubility of parenthood is appropriate for most separated parents, limitations on joint parental responsibility are also appropriate in cases of family violence concerns and in cases where the parents have never lived together as a family.
Family Matters article May 1993
This paper reports on a qualitative study providing first-hand Australian data on children's perceptions of domestic violence and assesses the availability of support services.