Public issues

February 2012

APS members around Australia responded to the call for increased engagement with their local communities during National Psychology Week (NPW) 2011, holding a range of innovative and engaging events designed to increase their connections.NPW, which in 2011 was held from November 13 to 19, is one...

December 2011

A new website developed under the auspices of the APS and launched at this year’s Annual Conference will assist service providers seeking to develop, or improve, a culturally appropriate service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To assist in better meeting the social and...

December 2011

2011 National Psychology Week research surveyEach year, as part of National Psychology Week (NPW), the APS conducts a survey on a topic of relevance to psychology and of interest to the community. This year, the APS undertook a survey examining the stress and wellbeing of Australians to provide...

December 2011

Professor Kelly Brownell, an expert on obesity and junk food from Yale University, presented a keynote address at this year’s APS Conference. This led to a flurry of media interest during his stay in Australia. APS senior researcher in the Public Interest team, Dr Susie Burke FAPS, did some...

October 2011

APS members Lynne Hillier and Paul Martin were recognised last year in the list of The 25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians, alongside names such as Bob Brown, Penny Wong, Michael Kirby and Daniel Kowalski. The ‘Same Same 25’ are nominated by the public each year and chosen...

October 2011 | Emma Sampson

How many psychologists have an understanding of Aboriginal people? How many of you … have an understanding of Aboriginal culture, history and contemporary issues? For many of you, this work is crucial given the social conditions and your work environment in such places as prisons and the...

August 2011 | Dr Susie Burke

If you read the mainstream news, you might form the impression that climate sceptics in Australia outweigh those with concerns about climate change or that Australians are experiencing ‘climate change fatigue’. However, recent psychological research reveals a decidedly different...

August 2011

Paul Gray, a member of the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA), is one of two inaugural recipients of the Charlie Perkins Scholarship, which funds postgraduate study at Oxford University for those of Aboriginal descent. The scholarship is named in honour of Charlie Perkins, who...

August 2011 | David Stokes

The APS has raised significant concerns over the last few years about the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP), which was introduced by the Howard Government in 2006 and has been continued by the Rudd and Gillard Governments since then. The APS has not been alone, with many groups voicing...