The Australian Fatherhood Bulletin
The Fatherhood Bulletin gives dads a voice to convey their experiences of fathering and provides information about up to date research on fathers’ wellbeing and on their role in their children’s and partners’ lives.
Distribution
The AFRC welcomes the dissemination (printing or forwarding) of bulletin issues to additional networks, but please email ausfatherhoodresearch@gmail.com to let us know about where you are distributing it, as understanding the dissemination of the bulletin helps us to secure funds to produce it.
Recent Issues
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ISSUE #56: AUTUMN 2025 EDITION
Our Autumn 2025 edition of the Australian Fatherhood Research Bulletin highlights the often-overlooked issue of fathers who experience birth trauma. This edition includes important recounts from dads describing their experience of birth trauma and the impacts that it has had on them and their families. This edition also connects readers with the services that Australian fathers can reach out to for support, as well as the current research bringing this hidden topic to light.
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ISSUE #55: WINTER 2024 EDITION
Our Winter 2024 edition of the Australian Fatherhood Research Bulletin uncovers fathers’ experiences of co-sleeping with their children and the complex approach to official health advice around this. This edition includes stories from dads sharing their perspective on shared sleeping arrangements and research connected to co-sleeping and fathers’ sleep.
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ISSUE #54: SPRING 2023 EDITION
Our Spring 2023 edition of the Australian Fatherhood Research Bulletin focuses on the role of fathers in shared reading with their child. This edition includes stories from dads describing their experiences of discovering the importance of reading with their children and a go-to list of great picture books about dads.
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ISSUE #53: SPRING 2022 EDITION
The Spring 2022 edition of the Australian Fatherhood Research Bulletin focuses on parental leave.
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Issue #52: Autumn 2022 Edition
Our Autumn 2022 edition of the Australian Fatherhood Research Bulletin focuses on the experiences of rural dads.
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Issue #51: Autumn 2021 Edition
Our Autumn 2021 edition of the Australian Fatherhood Research Bulletin focuses on the challenging topic of men and pregnancy loss. The grief that fathers feel in the event of a miscarriage or stillbirth or other loss of a child is often experienced in silence. This issue tells the stories of fathers who have lived with this grief. It reports on research in the field of paternal grief and highlights available support services.
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Issue #50: Spring 2020 Edition
Our 2020 spring edition of the Australian Fatherhood Research Bulletin focuses on the aspects of feeling successful as a dad. This edition includes stories from dads, programs and information about father inclusive practice, fatherhood news, dads in the media, and new fatherhood research.
All Previous Issues
Associate Professor Richard Fletcher founded the Fatherhood Bulletin and published issues across many years. In 2020, the AFRC took over production of the Australian Fatherhood Bulletin to create Issue #50. The AFRC respectfully acknowledges his work in developing and driving this resource for fathers, practitioners and fatherhood researchers.
To read the prior editions of the Fatherhood Bulletin, visit the University of Newcastle Australia website below: