Psychologists are renewing calls for the federal government to double the number of subsidised psychology sessions a patient can access, along with reducing the growing gap fee, as the cost-of-living crisis puts households under financial strain. The Australian Association ...

Published Jan 2024

As an APS member you belong to Australia's largest psychology community of practitioners, researchers, academics, students and other professionals who share your passion for psychology with 24,000 members. As part of your membership, you have access to a wide range of exclu...

Published Jul 2018

Last reviewed Mar 2024

This article is featured in The Land and is republished with permission. Ted Fenwicke and his neighbours came up with the idea to put land unfit for farming on the market for renewables two decades ago, and emotions still run high. A small syndicate of eight landholders ...

Last reviewed Jan 2026

Last reviewed Jun 2025

Colleges represent the nine specific areas of psychology in the practice, research and study of the discipline. They support practice standards and quality assurance, organise education and training, and information sharing with members. Learn about each of the APS Colleges by...

Last reviewed May 2026

Many APS members attended the very successful International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) which the APS hosted in July 2010 in Melbourne. One major benefit to arise from the success of the Congress was the opportunity to enhance the profile of Australian psychology in ...

Published Aug 2017

Many members will be aware that, under the new National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS), all registered psychologists will be required to have professional indemnity (PI) insurance. As the Scheme is due to be implemented on 1 July 2010, those practitioners who do ...

Published Jun 2017

The capacity for new members to join the APS through an online rather than paper-based application process has recently been added to the growing suite of APS online membership services. Students can join instantly by uploading details of their current enrolment, though new AP...

Published Dec 2017

Mandatory training requirements will be introduced by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) for all supervisors of trainee psychologists from June 2013. The requirements for supervisors, which are currently in a transition phase, will result in a stringent national process...

Published Jun 2017