The APA advocates for service efficiency, research-informed treatment modalities and practitioner scope of practice. Our advocacy covers direct lobbying with members of parliament and key stakeholders. We actively participate in education forums and develop strategic discussion papers, position statements and formal submissions, prepared in collaboration with our membership.
From 1 July, the NDIA’s cuts to NDIS physiotherapy price limits and travel funding have taken effect. These changes are already having a significant impact—reducing participant access, threatening service sustainability, and undermining the essential role of physiotherapy in disability support. In response, the APA is leading a targeted, sustained and evidence-based campaign to call out the consequences, and push for fair and transparent pricing reform.
Learn more about our advocacy priorities.
Our reforms focus on removing barriers and delivering efficient and cost-effective physiotherapy care for the people most in need:
Our advocacy centres on reforms to strengthen the primary care system and improve equity of access to essential care for all Australians through affordable high-value physiotherapy. This includes:
Our advocacy efforts are focused on creating efficiencies in our hospital systems and strengthening care through multidisciplinary care teams:
We aim to leverage the skills of the entire health workforce to bring about meaningful health reform, with a focus on the key elements of workforce policy:
