With the imminent release of the DSS Children and Family Support Program Grant Guidelines (scheduled 18 September), the department has been busy preparing the groundwork for launch day. This has included release of the Provider Previews for organisations eligible to […]

The family and relationship services sector actively engages in strengths based programs and supports that provide resilience and protective factors in children, adults and communities.  These are important for building solid foundations.  Sometimes, these foundations are required for weathering the […]

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 […]

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, […]

FRSA is proud to publish our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2028. This is our fourth strategy to embed reconciliation within our work and our third to be endorsed by Reconciliation Australia as part of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

On 18-21 May 2026, FRSA held its annual National Conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, on the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal peoples. It is always a pleasure to bring the sector together to share research, practice […]

The Budget highlights in the morning will be focused squarely on a few key issues covered off in the Budget handed down tonight. Housing, Tax Reform, Fuel and the War. There will be much debate as to whether the Prime […]