Research programs
Defence and Veteran Family Research
Information and experiences from Defence personnel and their families.
Research programs
Information and experiences from Defence personnel and their families.
Research snapshot Mar 2021
This paper presents the prevalence of gambling participation, annual expenditure and gambling-related problems among Victorians aged 18 years and over.
Short article Aug 2016
Findings from a large research study on Australia's family law system tell a complicated story.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.
Resource sheet Sep 2014
Where to go if you are having problems with gambling
Commissioned report Sep 2020
This qualitative study investigated the relationship between gambling and violence by men against their female intimate partners.
Submission Feb 2016
This submission discusses the proposed amendments to the Act with consideration of how particular research may inform considerations.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Articles in this issue address the interaction of policies, services and institutions, and the vulnerable with the employment prospects of those in out-of-home care; the economic consequences for single-parent families of the changes to the child support and the Welfare-to-Work reforms; and how the Victorian legal system has responded to family violence.
Research report Oct 2015
Compares the experiences of parents who had separated either before or after the family law reforms were introduced.
Research report Aug 2019
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.