Part 3: In this third instalment of the history of the Australian College of Physiotherapists, College co-Vice President Professor Barby Singer FACP continues the story of further development during the period from 2010 to the present day.

Incorrectly engaging a worker as an independent contractor can have serious implications for business owners. Given the importance of this distinction to physiotherapists, for business owners and workers alike, we are revisiting an article first published in December 2020.

Antony Hirst offers a few pointers to ward off potential strife between you and your partners in business.

A comprehensive workforce analysis sheds light on the physiotherapy profession in 2021.

As animal lovers across the globe prepare to celebrate World Animal Day on 4 October, a new campaign to promote animal physiotherapists to the profession, veterinarians, insurers and consumers is in full swing. A conversation with APA Animal group chair Lynne Harrison about looking after the health of Australia’s pets and sporting animals.

There are rewards and challenges in advocating to third-party schemes.

The past four weeks have not slowed down for the APA in health policy, advocacy, government relations, external stakeholder engagement, member service delivery, COVID-19 responses to lockdowns and forging ahead with the APA’s strategic vision.

Part 2: Part 1 of this history provided a summary of work towards the establishment of the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 1971 and the award of the first Fellowships by Original Contribution in 1973. In this second narrative, Emeritus Professor Gwendolen Jull AO FACP and Associate Professor Patricia Trott AM FACP discuss the development of Fellowship by Specialisation and the further developments of the College in the period up to 2010.

In the third iteration of this series of stories about career disruption, we speak with a physio who worked in a public hospital and aged care before opening her own practice—all while starting and raising her family—and a physiotherapy couple who roster fun times with the family into their weekly schedules.

Physiotherapists are well placed to promote the benefits of regular physical activity to their clients, but a new paper from the University of Sydney’s Institute for Musculoskeletal Health shows that barriers prevent effective advocacy.