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We’re Moving from Twitter to Bluesky
After careful consideration, the AIPN has made the decision to step away from Twitter (X) and shift our social media presence to Bluesky and LinkedIn.
AIPN
Jun 271 min read
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Updated Falls Guidelines 2025
The Falls Guidelines (2025) offer practical, evidence-based advice to reduce falls and related injuries across hospitals, aged care, and community settings. They cover assessment, mobility, medications, environment, and post-fall care. To provide feedback or access resources, please use the feedback form.
AIPN
Jun 261 min read
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Buying and selling second-hand products online - ACCC Stakeholder toolkit
If you buy or sell second-hand products online, the ACCC has published guidance to help sellers and buyers understand their rights and responsibilities.
AIPN
Jun 262 min read
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Member Spotlight - July 2025
Professor David Eager has made a lasting impact in injury prevention, both in Australia and internationally. An engineer and academic at UTS, David’s work has shaped national safety standards—particularly in playground and trampoline safety.
AIPN
Jun 261 min read
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Member Spotlight - June 2025
Julie Brown is the Head of the Injury Program at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, Co-Director of the Transurban Road Safety Centre at NeuRA, and a Professor at UNSW. Her career in injury prevention began in 1985 through a NSW government initiative supporting technical jobs for women. Julie values the connections and shared mission of reducing injury risk that the AIPN community offers.
AIPN
May 291 min read
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National Burns Awareness Month 2025
National Burns Awareness Month is an initiative of Kidsafe, Australia’s leading community organisation dedicated to child injury prevention, and held in June each year as there is a significantly increased risk of burns during winter.
AIPN
May 291 min read
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Injury among women in Australia 2022-23
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare recently published a report on the incidence of injury among women in Australia in 2022-23...
AIPN
May 271 min read
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Parliamentary Inquiry into the use of personal e-mobility devices (PMD)
The Crisafulli Government will hold a Parliamentary Inquiry into the use of personal e-mobility devices (PMD), such as e-scooters and e-bikes, to improve safety and address community concerns across Queensland.
AIPN
May 11 min read
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New toppling furniture information standard - ACCC Product Safety
A new mandatory information standard comes into effect on 4 May 2025, which aims to raise awareness of the hazards of toppling furniture to reduce the risk of death and injury.
AIPN
Apr 231 min read
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Call for Applications – AIPN Student Representatives
Get Actively Involved in the AIPN – Apply to be a Student Representative!
AIPN
Apr 81 min read
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Member Spotlight - April 2025
I am Ian Anstee, the CEO of The Constable Care Foundation, and I have previously been CEO of Investing in our Youth in Bunbury....
AIPN
Mar 281 min read
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Member Spotlight - March 2025
I work at Life Saving Victoria as the Manager for Research and Evaluation, where I focus on enhancing the safety of people visiting...
AIPN
Feb 281 min read
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Join the AIPN Product Safety Sub-Committee
The AIPN Executive Committee has approved the formation of a Product Safety Subcommittee  to strengthen efforts in preventing...
AIPN
Feb 251 min read
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$3M Funding for Reducing Inequities in Injury Across the Life Course.
AIPN Life Member, Professor Rebecca Ivers, Head of School of Population Health at UNSW has received $3,0124,025 in the recently announced...
AIPN
Feb 251 min read
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16th Australasian Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Conference
Due to unforeseen circumstances we regret to advise that the 16th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion conference will not...
AIPN
Feb 211 min read
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Welcome to the AIPN Blog
We are thrilled to have you join us in our mission to reduce the impact of injuries through research, advocacy, and collaboration.
AIPN
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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