Curiosity has always driven APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Laura Hanson MACP—curiosity about how the body works, how people heal and how teams thrive. 

As managing director of Physio Health Perth, Shabreena Mavi APAM spends her days helping older adults regain movement, confidence and independence. 

It’s a role that unites her fascination with how movement transforms lives and her belief that physiotherapy is ‘a perfect blend of compassion, empowerment and movement’. 

For Stephanie Hawkins APAM, physiotherapy and teaching have always been intertwined. 

As a clinical educator at Austin Health, she’s combining both interests to improve how clinicians learn and how patients benefit. 

Modern awards provide for additional pay in certain circumstances to compensate employees for working outside the standard spread of hours, during unsocial hours or on special days.

The following are four common situations (not exhaustive) where higher pay rates may apply. 

What prompted you to write this editorial and why are predatory journals such a persistent problem in physiotherapy research? 

As both an early-career academic and a practising clinician, I regularly receive unsolicited invitations from journals to submit manuscripts, often in exchange for publication fees. 

The APA’s next generation white paper—Physiotherapy. Shaping our future together—was launched at APASC25. It explores how we can better support early-career physiotherapists to transition from education to the workforce. In a special plenary session, two panels of physiotherapists discussed the challenges and opportunities for the next generation of physiotherapists. 

What motivated you to investigate not just the effectiveness of telerehabilitation but what people with knee pain actually value in these consultations? 

Physiotherapy is one of the most clinically diverse professions in healthcare. 

The APA’s national groups span the breadth of practice—working across public, private and community settings to deliver care throughout the life span. 

Developing education that reflects this breadth of practice is no small task. 

That’s why we’re proud to see education established as a dedicated pillar within the APA’s strategic plan, Towards 2030. 

Performance management is an essential part of every workplace. 

When done well, it supports alignment between individual and organisational goals, encourages professional development and fosters open communication. 

In April 2025, a national women’s rugby league program advertised an unpaid role for a physiotherapist.

The advertisement was soon amended but it had already sparked an important discussion about volunteerism and other unpaid work in Australian sporting environments.