I write to you today from Melbourne where our Events Officer, Narelle Kay, and I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the Association AwardsTM 2025 Dinner last night. FRSA was nominated in the Association Event of the YearTM category for the […]

It’s Children’s Week and I’d like to give a huge shout out to FRSA members and friends for the incredible work you do delivering children and family services. Children’s Week is a national annual event promoting awareness of children’s rights under the […]

FRSA events are front of mind in the FRSA office this fortnight. Last week we were excited to open the call for abstracts for FRSA National Conference 2026. There is so much incredible work going on in our sector and we encourage […]

FRSA invites you to submit an abstract to present at the FRSA National Conference 2026, which will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, 18-21 May. The theme for the FRSA National Conference 2026, Showcasing: Practice, Evidence, Impact, recognises the breadth of work […]

Last week I attended the advance screening of the SBS limited series – The People via Robodebt – at the Theatre at the Australian Parliament House.  There are some very brave people featured in the documentary/docuseries who were significantly impacted by the […]

It is always very satisfying seeing projects that have been worked on for a while come in to land. This week, I am proud to present to you FRSA’s latest research report offering, FRSA Member Mapping: Targeted intervention programs for people […]

When policymakers talk about programs for people who use violence in their relationships, the question is often the same: did they complete it? On paper, completion seems like a tidy measure. But for families living with violence, it misses what […]

Last week in a National Press Club address the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP, noted an “unintended aspect” of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) rollout, “namely, its enrolment of large numbers of young children with mild […]

Following extended periods of uncertainty about the future of funding for services across the Family and Relationships Services sector, we received advice yesterday afternoon from the Attorney-General’s Department that the decision had been made by the Attorney-General to extend services […]

As this week comes to a close in Canberra we will see a significant shift in the people gracing our streets from hosting the Kanga Cup this week in the last week of school holidays to welcoming Senators and Members […]