Media Release: HPI - Separating the Wheat from the Chaff in Massage Therapy

14 January 2026

Confusion continues to surround the distinction between professional massage therapy and massage services provided by poorly qualified or unqualified workers, including sex workers. This ongoing conflation undermines public confidence, poses risks to healthcare consumers, and creates reputational and operational risks for legitimate massage therapy healthcare providers.

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Office phones off for staff training

13 January 2026

Please note that the office phones will be off until 2pm AEDT for a staff training session. If you need to contact us, please email or try calling back in the afternoon.

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New presenter added for the 2026 National Conference

12 January 2026

We are pleased to announce that Myotherapist, educator, and endurance athlete Kelly Linaker has been added to the presenter line-up for the 2026 National Conference in Geelong on 3001331 May 2026.

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Update on CIT remedial massage therapy and massage therapy training in the ACT

7 January 2026

Canberra Institute of Technology plans to recommence promotion of its remedial massage therapy and massage therapy courses alongside its full range of more than 250 other courses.

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Enabling Chronic Disease Prevention in the Queensland Health system

23 December 2025

The Queensland Clinical Networks have collaboratively agreed to explore opportunities to engage in more chronic disease prevention activity. As the Queensland Health system leader in chronic disease prevention, Prevention Strategy Branch is eager to hear the views of health professionals about the barriers and enablers to prevention practices in clinical service delivery, and how they can support the workforce and system to embed prevention in policy, processes, and practice.

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