Family and Community

As the Government's principal source of research expertise on families, the Institute conducts research and communicates findings to policy makers, service providers and the broader community about factors that affect family wellbeing.

Australians celebrating a special birthday or wedding anniversary can receive personal congratulations from the Prime Minister, Governor-General or The Queen. Provides information on who is eligible and details for arranging the message.

Provides an information exchange for practitioners, policy makers, service providers and researchers working with children, families and communities.

Provides information about programs and services and benefits and payments to help support families and children.

Provides links to a range of health information for living in a family. Topics covered include babies, childhood, family nutrition, family breakdown, parenting and child health issues. Healthdirect provides links to some of Australia's most authoritative health organisations and their websites.

Brings together historical resources relating to institutional ‘care’ in Australia. Get help to find records about your childhood in ‘care’ or connect with support groups and services in your state/territory.

The National Library of Australia provides a series of answers to frequently asked reference questions. This page provides brief information that may be of assistance in undertaking searches for missing people or lost friends

Ongoing assistance is available for eligible households through a number of different payments.

Provides supporting information for a campaign to help parents to be more involved in their child's learning.  Useful tips and ideas to help you make the most of the time you spend with your child.

Search the directory to find health services near you. Provides information about GPs, pharmacies, hospitals and emergency departments.

Choose an estimator to calculate your entitlements e.g Centrelink payments, child support and child care. Online estimators let you estimate or compare payments, based on your current or proposed circumstances.

You don't have to wait 24 hours to report someone as missing. If you have serious concerns for the safety and welfare of a person, and their whereabouts are unknown, then you may immediately report them missing to local police by filing a missing persons report.

Information on government and community support on a wide range of family related issues. You can select your state and the areas of interest.

An interpreting service for people who do not speak English and for agencies and businesses that need to communicate with their non-English speaking clients. The majority of TIS National services are free to non-English speakers. Generally the organisation you are contacting will accept the charges for the service.