We are excited this week to release early findings from our workforce project, Australia’s Family and Relationship Services Workforce – Now and into the Future. FRSA commissioned the Centre for International Economics (The CIE) to undertake this study to provide an authoritative […]
Every Door Matters: Prevention, Partnership and Possibility
July is proving to be a very busy month for FRSA – and, no doubt, for many of our readers. This week my head is filled with a plethora of ideas and activities that range from AI and family law, […]
Farewell to FLPN, and forward into 2026–27
Today we bring to you our first eBulletin for the new financial year. It doesn’t have quite the same sense of possibility and hope that the new calendar year delivers, but there is certainly a sense of relief that loose […]
Navigating Change: Relational Contracting and Sector Reform
Earlier today, the Department of Social Services opened up consultation on key documents within the Relational Contracting model on the DSS Engage website. These include the Shell Agreement, Governance Framework and Decision Matrix and FRSA will be coming out shortly to our […]
From National Consultation to Conference Success: Reflections on a Significant Week
Today I was privileged to be in attendance at Minister Tanya Plibersek’s first consultation roundtable to inform the Second Action Plan under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032. This session brought together national peaks, national […]
Remembering Lives Lost, Renewing Our Commitment to Safety
At the forefront of my mind this week is the prevalence of violence across our communities, particularly violence directed at women and at children. Wednesday this week (6 May) was National Domestic and Family Violence Remembrance Day – a day […]
Responding to Uncertainty with Support and Leadership
Just before the Family Law Council meeting I was attending today got underway, a media release issued by National Commissioner for Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Micaela Cronin, arrived in my inbox raising her concerns that the economic and global uncertainty is […]
Keeping Connected in Challenging Times
The world has an eerie COVID-esque feeling about it. People are not required to stay put by virtue of a health pandemic but the cost of fuel and living pressures is having similar impacts. We are hearing from our members that people and communities are coming forward […]
Federal Budget Pressures: What It Means for Family and Relationship Services
This Government is making no secret of the fact that this year’s Federal budget is going to be a tough one. Inflation and cost of living pressures are on the rise, we have a war in the Middle East and […]
FRSA Conference concurrent session program released!
I have the privilege this week of releasing the FRSA Conference concurrent session program for 2026! Showcasing the work of our members and others in the sector more broadly is something that FRSA takes significant pride in. My thanks to […]
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