Submission Jan 2023
Submission to the Measuring What Matters Consultation
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This submission presents recommendations on the introduction of a national framework for measuring Australia’s wellbeing and progress.
Submission Jan 2023
This submission presents recommendations on the introduction of a national framework for measuring Australia’s wellbeing and progress.
Submission Oct 2022
Submission focusing on: trends in parental employment; current child care subsidy; child care use; child care affordability; the impact of the child care subsidy on parental employment.
Research report Feb 2024
This report sets out the findings of the Factors, Dynamics and Effects of Isolation for Older People: An Exploratory Study with the aim to investigate and understand the experiences and needs of isolated older people in New South Wales.
Research snapshot Feb 2024
This snapshot discusses social isolation for older people being an objective lack of connection and interaction with social networks, which can include family, friends and community.
Resource sheet Feb 2024
This resource sheet provides a list of resources for non-Indigenous evaluators and/or child and family services who need to plan, undertake, or commission an evaluation for programs that work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and their families.
Media release Feb 2024
AIFS researchers are encouraging communities to better support older people, as a new report reveals the experiences and impacts of social and geographical isolation.
Webinar Feb 2024
This webinar will draw on practice and lived experience to explore how to support child and family mental health in the face of a disaster.
Submission Nov 2023
This is AIFS submission to the Inquiry into the provisions of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023. AIFS has a long history in undertaking research on the leave-taking and employment of new parents, reporting on parental employment trends, and has ongoing involvement in the International Network on Leave Policies and Research.3 We recognise the importance of a paid parental leave scheme that provides families with options for taking time out of employment to nurture infants and young children, while maintaining a longer-term connection to employment.
Media release Mar 2024
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) welcomes today’s commitment by the Australian Government to pay superannuation on the Government’s Paid Parental Leave from 1 July 2025.
Research snapshot Feb 2024
This snapshot discusses what factors give rise to isolation and how it is experienced by older people.