Keen observers of the APS website may have noticed a sudden surge in the number of listed Life Members who qualify for such recognition by having held APS membership for 50 years. There are now 58 current Life Members. This surge is mostly due to the remarkable record keepi...

Published Jun 2017

The Australian Psychological Society awards the status of Life Member to those members who have held at least 50 years membership with the APS. The list of notable figures from the history of the Society includes ten past Presidents of the Australian Psychological Society, one...

Published Jul 2017

We are all living with immense uncertainty and anxiety about the real and potential challenges and threats we are facing. In this time, psychologists play a vital role in supporting wellbeing, mental health and social connectedness – even though we are all physically distanced...

Published Jun 2020

The APS awards the status of Life Member to those members who have held at least 50 years membership with the APS. This year, there are 24 new Life Members of the APS, bringing the total to 110 current Life Members. The new APS Life Members are: Mr David Arney MAPS, Dr Diane B...

Published Jun 2017

A threat like coronavirus (COVID-19) can bring out the best and worst in people. On one hand, we have seen hoarding, fights over toilet paper and a surge in prejudice against particular populations (e.g., Chinese Australians). On the other, we have seen people supporting the m...

Published Jun 2020

For the past two years now, APS members have been given the opportunity at membership renewal time to donate to a fund that provides bursaries for Indigenous postgraduate psychology students in necessitous financial circumstances. Initially funds were raised from the Bendi Lan...

Published Jun 2017

The APS awards the status of Life Member to those members who have held at least 50 years membership with the APS. This year, there are 14 new Life Members of the APS, bringing the total to 149 current Life Members. Mr Graham Chant MAPS Mr Gregory Cussan MAPS Ms Adel...

Published Jun 2019

Prof Richard Bryant AC FAPS received the Companion of the Order of Australia award for eminent service to medical research in the field of psychotraumatology, as a psychologist and author, to the study of Indigenous mental health, as an advisor to a range of government and int...

Published May 2017

Ms Denise Follett MAPS received the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to youth, particularly through mental health organisations. Dr Clive Williams FAPS received the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to psychology, and to conservation and the environment.

Published Jun 2017

APS members have again provided generous donations towards the APS Bendi Lango initiative, a fund that provides bursaries for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate psychology students who are in financial need. This year’s member donations of $25,000 will support ...

Published Jun 2017