Public issues

April 2015

It is well recognised that social determinants such as the circumstances in which people are born, their access to education and opportunities for employment, where they live, and experiences of discrimination have a significant impact on health and wellbeing (World Health Organisation, 2014...

February 2015 | Associate Professor Winnifred Louis

We respond on many levels to the 2015 attack on Charlie Hebdo staff in France. The human tragedy makes us sad and angry. The moral atrocity screams for outraged condemnation. The sense of threat calls out community determination, courage and sacrifice. The counter-mobilisation of millions, and of...

February 2015 | Tom Allen

SAVE THE DATENational Psychology Week 2015 will be held from 8-14 November.Keep up to date via InPsych, APS email updates and the APS website as planning for NPW 2015 begins.National Psychology Week has now become an established event and every year in Australia November has become the high...

December 2014

The APS has proudly put reconciliation with Indigenous Australians at the core of the organisation over the last three years through a Reconciliation Action Plan. As the formal Plan comes to an end, the challenge is to embed the changes that have been made and continue the vital process of...

December 2014

With the theme of the 2014 APS Annual Conference being ‘Psychology meeting society’s challenges’, psychology’s contribution to addressing the pressing global challenge of climate change begged an airing. The Hobart Conference featured presentations from a number of...

October 2014 | Dr Lisa Watts et.al.

The APS recently launched a range of new KidsMatter resources supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, parents, families and communities. A series of 12 powerful and emotional animated videos have been created that communicate key messages...

October 2014

This year National Psychology Week (9-15 November 2014) will focus on helping Australians to manage stress and make sustainable changes to achieve a healthier lifestyle. One of the best ways for the message to reach the community is via APS member events. There’s still time to register an...

August 2014 | Dr Sabine Hammond

The APS Grant for Intercultural and/or International Projects of up to $10,000 supports innovative projects that have an intercultural and/or international focus, particularly in countries where psychology is an emerging discipline. Ms Lingani Mbakile-Mahlanza, a clinical psychologist from...

August 2014

Helping Australians manage stress and achieve a healthier lifestyleOnce again the APS is inviting members to reach out into the community during National Psychology Week (9-15 November 2014), to help demonstrate how psychology can make a positive difference to people’s lives at an...