Abstract Opportunities are expanding rapidly for health psychologists to work in Australia in a wider range of health-care settings, and on challenging aspects of community disease prevention and public health. Published material in psychological journals in Australia does not suggest that there is a trend towards more health psychology research being reported in this country; however, research reported at conferences, and the recent development of specialized research centres, indicate that health psychology is an active and expanding area. Some examples of health psychology research in Australia are presented, and aspects of education and training relevant to health psychology are described.