The APodA’s 2026 advocacy is centred on primary care, aged care, disability, and digital health, with a strong push for PBS prescribing rights. Key priorities include NDIS reforms, aged care consultations, wound consumables review, infection control, CRS guidance, research surveys, PHN initiatives, and AOPA collaboration, ensuring podiatry’s voice shapes future policy.

This month’s advocacy update covers key developments shaping podiatry, from PBS access and NDIS reforms to DVA compliance, aged care, and workforce planning. We’ve also contributed to national discussions on accreditation, digital health, and collaboration with Primary Health Networks. Through ongoing submissions, partnerships, and representation, the APodA continues to champion fair access, professional recognition, and a stronger future for podiatry.

The latest updates on APodA's advocacy work including policy and advocacy highlights from the NDIS Rountable meeting with Minister McAllister, Medicare CDM updates, continuing work to represent our profession in the disability and NDIS, and lots more.

Hundreds of podiatrists across the profession at the APodA 2025 National Conference opened up about the highs and lows of their work, revealing a deep passion for helping patients, balanced by the realities of workload, systemic pressures, and the constant evolution of healthcare demands.

Under the theme “Unleashing Potential,” our world-class 2025 Australian Podiatry Conference delivered a dynamic blend of cutting‑edge podiatric research, interactive clinical workshops, and meaningful networking. Read the official wrap up.

The Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (JFAR) has an opening for two new Associate Editor positions to help support the operation and future development of the journal.

Researchers at The University of Queensland are currently in phase one of their PRIDE co-design project. Take part in a study to better understand the normative landscape of the multi-sectoral primary and allied health workforce in relation to LGBTQIA+ affirming healthcare provision.

Are you a health worker who's trained and/or worked outside Australia? University of Sydney researchers would like to speak to you for their study exploring how healthcare workers’ family relationships and informal care responsibilities shape their migration decisions.

7-14 July is National NAIDOC Week 2024. It's an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. Read on for three important Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ foot and lower limb health research pieces from JFAR.