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APASC25: Innovative app wins PRF Physio Pitchfest
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INMOTION 27 Oct, 2025

Blueprint for a thriving profession

ADVOCACY Strategy and Policy Specialist Bronwyn Darmanin and Policy Advisor Rachel Bartley from the APA Policy and Government Relations team unpack the APA’s next generation white paper.

Launched at APASC25, the APA’s Physiotherapy. Shaping our future together: next generation white paper addresses a critical gap—the need for a structured graduate pathway to support early-career physiotherapists as they enter the profession. 

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INMOTION 24 Sep, 2025

Friends of physiotherapy

One of the most valuable lessons I have learned in my time as president is that advocacy is never achieved alone. 

Every meeting in Canberra, every policy submission occurs because we build alliances—with politicians, with community groups, with researchers, with consumers and, most importantly, with each other as physiotherapists. 

This year the APA has been challenged with significant threats to practice viability. 

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INMOTION 01 Sep, 2025

Physios on the front line for falls

When an older person calls triple zero after a fall, it’s often the start of a long hospital journey. A groundbreaking program in Queensland is proving that this no longer has to be the case. Melissa Mitchell talks to senior physiotherapist Natalie Davis to learn more.

For senior physiotherapist Natalie Davis APAM, no two days are ever the same. 

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Connecting at home and overseas
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INMOTION 27 Aug, 2025

APASC25: Teasing out physio's professional identity

Physiotherapy occupies a unique and important place in healthcare, with applications across the life span and a broad range of acute and chronic conditions. In the lead-up to a panel discussion about navigating the evolution of allied health and physiotherapy, APA President Dr Rik Dawson APAM looks at physiotherapy’s professional identity.

Physiotherapy is an increasingly integral part of the healthcare system, playing a vital and broad role across many areas. 

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Building up the rural workforce
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Expanding rural horizons
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Physiotherapy is an investment, not a cost
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INMOTION 27 Jun, 2025

Fulfilling our potential

As we look ahead to the next five years, the APA is committed to establishing physiotherapy as an indispensable part of Australia’s healthcare system—in the eyes of the public and policymakers alike.

Our new strategic plan identifies key priorities that will guide our work as the peak body representing 45,000 physiotherapists across Australia. 

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