Australian government agencies
- Family Assistance Office
Provides financial assistance and information to families. Some of the payments include Family Tax Benefit Part A , Family Tax Benefit Part B, Child Care Benefit, Child Care Tax Rebate, Baby Bonus, Maternity Immunisation Allowance and Rent Assistance - Centrelink
Centrelink has a range of online services available for families and can support parents or guardians with a range of payments - Child Support Agency
Supports separated parents to transfer payments for the benefit of their children. Resources for parents including calculators for the new Child Support Scheme and a secure online service to manage child support deductions - yourHealth
Our Australian health system is YOUR health system.
Find out how YOU can help make it better through the yourHealth website.
Related sites for parents
- Raising Children Network
Helps parents fulfil their roles by providing centralised, Australian-focused, evidence based information for parents with children from birth to eight years of age - Playgroups Australia
Find your nearest playgroup. National peak and administrative body for playgroups in Australia - mychild.gov.au
Provides information to families about Australian Government early learning and care initiatives and other issues that affect children - Family Relationships Online
Provides all families (whether together or separated) with access to information about family relationship issues, ranging from building better relationships to dispute resolution - National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)
Australia 's leading advocate for the prevention of child abuse and neglect - Australian Foster Care Association
A membership-based voluntary organisation supporting and representing the voices of foster carers, their families and the children they care for throughout Australia - Australian Childhood Foundation
The Australian Childhood Foundation works to put a stop to child abuse and give children a life free from violence and trauma. - The Child Support Agency
Supports separated parents to transfer payments for the benefit of their children. The CSA website includes resources for parents such as calculators for the Child Support Scheme and a secure online service to manage child support deductions. The CSA website also has a range of free information and support for parents and families affected by separation. - Family Assistance Office
Offers payments to families to support their children. Family assistance and child support are linked. The amount of child support received or paid, shared care arrangements, and whether reasonable action is taken to obtain child support can all affect the rate of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A. This means that when changes are made to one it can affect the other. - Australian Taxation Office
Taxation information is essential for the effective assessment, collection and enforcement of child support. The Child Support Agency uses Tax File Numbers as customer identifiers and to exchange information with the ATO - Centrelink
Administers income support payments - Family Court of Australia
Assists Australians to resolve their most complex legal family disputes, including financial disputes
Related sites for professionals
- Child Family Community Australia (CFCA)
Research Practice and Policy Information Exchange. CFCA provides evidence-based publications and resources for professionals in the areas of protecting children, supporting families and strengthening communities - Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse
Provides information about domestic and family violence issues and practice. Publishes newsletters and papers on key issues, policy, legislation, training and new initiatives - Australian Institute of Family Studies
Australia's foremost centre for research and information on family wellbeing - Association of Children's Welfare Agencies
Provides services to non government agencies that focus on children, young people and families - CREATE Foundation
Connects and empowers children and young people in care and improves the care system through activities, programs, training and policy advice - Families Australia
Peak, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the needs and interests of families - Family Support Program Data System (FSPDS)
Provides registered service providers of the Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP) a facility to capture and maintain data surrounding their clients, cases, courses and sessions
Legal Aid
Provides legal information, advice and representation for socially and economically disadvantaged people. A free telephone advice is available.
- Legal Aid Commission ACT
- Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania
- Legal Aid NSW
- Legal Aid Queensland
- Legal Aid Western Australia
- Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission
- Victoria Legal Aid
- Legal Services Commission of South Australia
Support services
- The Family Relationships Advice Line
A national telephone service established to assist families affected by relationship or separation issues. Telephone 1800 050321. - Kids helpline
Kids helpline is a free 24 hour counselling service for kids and young people aged 5-25 years. Telephone 1800 551800, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. - Lifeline Crisis Counselling Service
Provides services that support and promote wellbeing, including a 24 hour counselling service and national service finder lists details of around 20,000 services and service providers around the country - Relationships Australia
Delivers a wide range of services including counselling, family dispute resolution, relationships education and parenting skills training, men and family relationships programs, specialised family violence programs, early intervention services, child-focused programs, and programs which specifically engage Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families and communities - Parents without Partners
Focuses on social, educational and support needs of single parents - Dads in Distress
Support group for men going througdivorce and separation - Lone Fathers' Association of Australia
A self help group that provides information, advocacy and referral - National Council of Single Mothers and their Children
A self-help group that provides information, advocacy and referral services - Shared Parenting Council of Australia
Representative body for a range of parent, children, church and family law reform organisations - Parentlink ACT
Provides easily accessible and up-to-date information about parenting issues and family support systems in the community - Interrelate Family Centres
Provides personal and family counselling, family dispute resolution and relationship support programs
Other related Commonwealth government sites
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
The role of the Institute is to conduct research and communicate findings to policy makers, service providers and the broader community about factors that affect family wellbeing - Australian Law Reform Commission
Conducts inquiries into areas of law reform at the request of the Attorney-General of Australia - ComLaw: Commonwealth of Australia Law
Legal information retrieval system, incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments - Child Support Agency's online guide
The Child Support Agency's technical resource, setting out the CSA's guide to the administration of the Child Support Scheme - Department of Human Services
Provides a central policy and coordination role for the delivery of servicesDirects, coordinates and brokers improvements to policy on service delivery and service delivery reform across Human Services agencies (including Child Support Agency) from a whole-of-government perspective - Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Information about programs and services in the areas of early childhood, education and youth, employment and workplace relations
State & territory government sites
- Australian Capital Territory Government - Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services
- New South Wales Government - Department of Community Services
- South Australian Government - Department of Families and Communities
- Queensland Government - Department of Communities
- Tasmanian Government - Department of Health and Human Services
- Western Australian Government - Department for Child Protection
- Northern Territory Government - Department of Health and Families
Other related sites
National, state & territory councils of social service
Peak bodies of the community services and welfare sector, representing disadvantaged and low-income people
- Australian Council of Social Services
- ACT Council of Social Services
- Council of Social Services of NSW
- Queensland Council of Social Services
- Tasmanian Council of Social Services
- South Australian Council of Social Service
- Western Australian Council of Social Service
- Northern Territory Council of Social Service
- Victorian Council of Social Services
- National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra