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AASW Meets With HACSU About Public Mental Health EBA Negotiations 2024

Advocacy Award EBA Media The Care Economy Victoria
30 June 2025 The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) CEO Cindy Smith and Chair, Victorian Mental Health, Social Work Leadership Network,...
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AASW Joins Collective Allied Health Efforts in “Now or Never” Campaign

Advocacy Media NDIA NDIS NDIS Pricing Review
24 June 2025 The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) has joined the Now or Never campaign, joining a growing coalition of allied health...
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AASW Historical Forced Adoption Practices Apology

Advocacy Apology Human Rights Forced Adoption Media Social Justice
18 June 2025 The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) unreservedly apologises for the historical forced adoption practices that...
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AASW Concerned Over New NDIS Budget Structures and Inadequate Pricing Reforms

Advocacy Choice and Control Media NDIA NDIS NDIS Pricing Review Organisational Announcements
17 June 2025 - The AASW is deeply concerned about three significant developments within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that create...
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No fixed date for South Australian Social Workers Registration Scheme

Advocacy Media Organisational Announcements South Australia The Care Workforce
For Immediate Release 6 June Yesterday in the South Australian Parliament, the Hon. Katrine Hildyard MP introduced a Bill in the Lower House to...
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Survey Results Highlights

Advocacy Media Organisational Announcements Strategic Plan
Survey Results Highlights Following the member survey 2024, AASW developed its Strategic Plan 2024-2027, setting three strategic priorities:...
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On World Social Work Day 2025, AASW Calls for Urgent Action on Social Worker Registration

Advocacy National and International Events Social Worker Registration
On World Social Work Day 2025, AASW Calls for Urgent Action on Social Worker Registration For Immediate Release 18 March 2025 On...
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AASW Celebrates World Social Work Day 2025 with National Social Worker Webinar

Advocacy International Federation of Social Workers National and International Events World Social Work Day
AASW Celebrates World Social Work Day 2025 with National Social Worker Webinar For Immediate Release 13 March 2025  The Australian...
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AASW welcomes priority to better regulate social workers as recommended in the Scope of Practice Report

Advocacy National Registration Registration The Health Workforce Unleashing the Potential...
AASW welcomes priority to better regulate social workers as recommended in the Scope of Practice Report The AASW calls on Health Ministers to...
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