Family Matters article Mar 2016
Why do families matter for our future?
![](themes/custom/aifs/angle-right.svg)
"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.
Showing 49 results
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.
Family Matters article May 2018
This article investigates how public support for the rights of same-sex couples has changed in Australia over the last 10 years, with a comparison of 2005 and 2015 data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article summarises a recent research study into the use and effectiveness of “Child Protection Income Management” in the Northern Territory.
Resource sheet Dec 2022
This resource sheet explores how we understand social isolation and loneliness and provides common definitions to support practitioner understanding of people experiencing challenges with social relationships and connections.
Research report Jun 2021
This report looks at families' participation in employment and experiences of work-family balance using the second survey of the Families in Australia
Policy and practice paper May 2021
This paper reviews the evidence for telepractice as a service delivery method in the family and relationship services sector.
Webinar Dec 2021
This webinar presented the research on LGBTIQA+ young people’s social and emotional wellbeing and how professionals can better understand, engage and respond to their needs.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This paper uses data from the Australian General Social Survey, 2006, and the Australian Time Use Survey, 2006 and finds that retired men spend less time with family and friends outside of the household than men who are not retired, while for retired women, the opposite pattern emerges, as they report spending more time with family and friends who live outside of the household compared to women who are not retired.
Family Matters article May 2018
To celebrate this 100th issue of Family Matters, former leaders of the Australian Institute of Family Studies reflect on some of the most ground breaking work the Institute has undertaken and reveal their ideas of what important issues are emerging for families now and in the future.
Short article Sep 2021
This short article considers the nature of digital exclusion and implications for effective telepractice in the COVID-19 era and beyond.