Australia news
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Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot review – a sharp, sexy and tremendously satisfying thriller in verse
One of the most striking aspects of Sharon Kernot’s verse novel Night…
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Recently single Australian men are seven times more likely to report a suicide attempt, study shows
Men who have recently gone through a breakup are seven times more…
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Australia news, Australian police and policing, Child protection, Children, domestic violence, Mental health, QueenslandBaby Justin sustained ‘catastrophic head injuries’ in his father’s arms. Then his case just disappeared
In March 2017, the death of a baby boy “known to child…
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Australia news, Digital media, Facebook, Indigenous Australians, Instagram, Mental health, Meta, Race, Social media, Technology, TikTok, VictoriaOnline racism is significantly impacting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
For the past week and half, the social media feeds of many…
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Australia news, Business, Cost-of-living crisis, Mental health, New South Wales, Petrol prices, Road transport, Rural and regional Australia, TransportAustralia’s truckies were already struggling to survive. Then the fuel crisis hit
Frank Black is back on the road after two weeks out of…
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Flagged for winning, inducements when losing: how betting firms watched a Melbourne man gamble $895,000 before his death at 22
The WNBA match between the Dallas Wings and New York Liberty in…
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Australia news, Australian politics, Ged Kearney, Gender, men, Men’s health, Mental health, One Nation, Pauline Hanson, Social media, Suicide ratesMPs v the manosphere: ministers up against misogyny as they take a different message to men and boys across Australia
“Gender equality isn’t women versus men or a zero-sum game,” Ged Kearney…
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ageing, Australia news, Dementia, Fitness, Health, Mental health, Older people, Psychiatry, Psychology, Science‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better?
By most standards, Prof Velandai Srikanth is at the peak of his…
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Peter James rushed to help during the Port Arthur massacre: ‘Some people were falling apart. I would become one of them’
When Martin Bryant drove his yellow Volvo to Port Arthur’s historic site,…
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Scrolling and worrying: the hidden dangers of DIY diagnosis
Ben* sat across from me, explaining how his low motivation, lethargy and…
