Series: Psychology within the legal context This eLearning series consist of two modules: 1. Exploring psychology in the legal context, and 2. Practicing psychology in the legal context This is the second module is the series, and it explores clinical practice issu...

This article is featured in The Daily Telegraph and is republished with permission. Psychologists warn regional services could be cut in the NT as working in rural and remote areas becomes more unrealistic. It follows after the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)...

Last reviewed Jun 2025

The following tables detail the current indexed fees and rebates for all Medicare items that can be provided by psychologists under the MBS (effective as of 1 Nov 2023). Better Access to Mental Health Care Complex neurodevelopmental disorder and disability Eating Dis...

Last reviewed Jul 2024

From 1 July this year, the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) will require provisional psychologists undertaking the 4+2/5+1 internship training pathway to pass a national psychology examination to gain general registration as a psychologist. The PsyBA has introduced the na...

Published Apr 2018

The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme was introduced four years ago and brought in sweeping changes to the regulation of registered health professionals, which includes psychologists. A comprehensive and independent review of the Scheme was initiated by the Austra...

Published Jun 2017

Almost 70 per cent of people who receive psychology treatments are paying out-of-pocket for government-subsidised services with the median gap fee at $90 - in a mental health system that is leaving behind people from regional areas and the lowest socioeconomic backgrounds. ...

Published Feb 2023

Last reviewed Apr 2026

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

Close to 3,000 APS members identify as being in the early stage of their career. While this member segment has unique support and development needs, little is known about factors that contribute to professional thriving for early-career psychologists (Sim et al., 2016). While ...

Published May 2017

Members frequently contact the APS professional advisory service to seek guidance about managing difficult requests from lawyers. Psychologists often report feeling intimidated by such requests and are unsure about how, or even if, they should respond. In this article, the APS...

Published Jul 2017