As part of the APS’s commitment to meeting the needs and expectations of members, the APS conducts a large scale member satisfaction survey at the end of each calendar year. The 2016 APS member satisfaction survey was conducted online over a two week period in December with 23...

Published Jul 2017

In early 1998, the Howard Government overhauled Australia’s employment services, by dissolving the Commonwealth Employment System and replacing it with Job Network, now Job Services Australia. A network of private and community organisations are now contracted by the Federal G...

Published Jun 2017

This article is featured in The Advertiser and is republished with permission.  By Dr Zena Burgess While Christmas and the New Year are often spent with family, celebrations and gift-giving, many people may be wondering how they will make ends meet while juggling the add...

Last reviewed Jan 2026

We wish to acknowledge the custodians of each of the lands that we work on, and pay our respects to our Elders past, present and emerging. We pay respects to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners who are working with our people. Professor Pat Dudgeo...

Published Jul 2018

The three-part ABC television series Making Australia Happy was screened in November 2010. The series took the science of positive psychology to the streets in Marrickville, a suburb in inner-city Sydney, and followed eight individuals as they completed an intensive eight week...

Published Dec 2017

The global economic downturn has created a substantial increase in demand for community services provided by not‑for‑profit (NFP) organisations in Australia. At the same time, many NFPs face ongoing budget constraints from lower investment returns and less funding from philant...

Published Jun 2017

Family support and wisdom aids recovery from war trauma. American researchers examined posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, wisdom and resilience among Iraqi Chaldean refugee high school students in Detroit, USA. There were 98 students who completed a survey; 14 of whom ...

Last reviewed Jan 2021

Academics serve a unique and irreplaceable role in many professions. They provide the connection between the profession and the students who will provide the future workforce. The current situation in the Australian higher education sector has produced a ‘perfect storm’ for ac...

Published Feb 2020

"I will not work with older adults”, Sally, an early-career psychologist exclaimed during a meeting to discuss further career options. She explained that during a university placement, she spent a few days on an inpatient psychogeriatric rotation. She spoke with heavily medica...

Published May 2017

The newly released Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder provide an updated and revised version of the Australian guidelines which were released in 2007. Over the past six years there has been ongoing research, inves...

Published Jun 2017