The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) welcomes the Senate’s commitment to ending automated decision-making in aged care and calls on the Federal Government to immediately consult with expert clinicians, such as physiotherapists, to repair its broken assessment and package allocation system.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association shares the deep concern expressed by people with disability, families, carers and organisations across the sector following passage of NDIS Amendment Bill.

New research from the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has found that chronic work-related pain and discomfort remain widespread among Australia’s tradies, resulting in more than half of those surveyed lacking confidence in their ability to continue working in their trade until retirement age. As Tradies National Health Month begins, the APA is urging tradies in discomfort to seek early treatment from their local physiotherapist, and Federal and State governments to pursue greater investment in preventative health care to ensure the well-being of this critical workforce.

Physiotherapy peak calls for stronger safeguards as provider confidence weakens The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) will appear before the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee at Parliament House today, urging Parliament not to pass the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 without significant amendments while new polling shows confidence among physiotherapy providers is deteriorating.

Today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an expansion of payments for health professionals undertaking clinical and professional placements to include physiotherapy and several other allied health professions. The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) welcomes this decision, which will ensure more equitable access to those interested in studying physiotherapy and give physiotherapy students across Australia much-needed financial relief as they complete mandatory, unpaid clinical placements.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) is calling on candidates in the upcoming South Australian state election to ease pressure on the state’s strained health system through greater investment in preventative care. Released today, the APA’s South Australian election statement seeks to reduce ambulance ramping, emergency department visits and broader costs to the state health care system through a series of physiotherapy-focused policy recommendations.

A newly released independent review from the Nous Group provides compelling evidence the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) used flawed methodology in setting current National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) price limits which has already impacted access to critical services for people living with disability.