On Sunday, 24 January 2016 a meeting was held in Canberra organised by the initiative in this area. The decision was taken to found ASF Canberra on a provisional basis, a final decision to be made at the next ASF Congress.

The ASF Canberra initiative was established in October 2013 and a public meeting was organised in September last year that was reasonably well attended.

The ASF now comprises five affiliates and has a presence in Brisbane, Burnie, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Townsville.