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Impact of lockdown on young people’s mental health

WebIn response to this, the Australian government is providing extra mental health support. The 2020 National Youth Mental Health Survey found that one in two …

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University’s proposed extension changes raise concerns over …

WebUniversity of Sydney is looking to change the way simple extensions work after management considered shifting from five-day to three-day extensions, which could …

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Study Drugs: Are They a No Brainer

WebProfessor Matthew Kiernan, co-director of the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, confirms my concerns around the health implications of study drugs …

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Stress plagues international students as pandemic effects linger

WebInternational students in Australia continue to suffer from psychological stress as the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic persist, despite a gradual return to …

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Comfort in history: Foucault’s guide to mental illness

WebCurrent perceptions of mental health weren’t inevitable nor are they the best. This is what Foucault argues in Madness and Civilisation (1961). Analysing the twists …

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The Medicare scheme built to fail

WebIn 2008, Australia's Department of Health had an empty box to tick. Introduced by the Rudd government, The Dental Benefits Act (2008) promised …

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Visualising COVID-19 – the challenge for data researchers

WebInstead of creating visualisations of COVID-19 case data, Amanda Makulec, the Senior Data Visualisation Lead at Excella with a strong public health background, …

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Nothing to Declare

WebHow travel restrictions and hotel quarantine are imposing the real tax on mental health for returning Australians. The phone lights up beside the bed. A blaze …

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Technology and Eating Disorders: Not all bad

WebIn the realm of research, at least, technology nowadays allows for more ethical conduct into the medical community’s understanding of the physical and …

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Childhood cancer survivors suffer for life

WebEvery year in Australia 950 children aged 0-19 years are diagnosed with some form of cancer. In 2012, Ashleigh Bradford, now aged 21, was one of them. …

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Podcast: What You Don’t Hear

Web‘What You Don’t Hear’ explores the major public health problem of ear disease and hearing problems prevalent in Indigenous populations. The title ‘What you …

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The Hardest Pill to Swallow: My Experience with Antidepressants

WebIf I had gone to the GP that day in January 2016 with more knowledge about mental health and medication, I may not have been so naïve as to accept his …

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Extreme heat is hurting unborn babies

WebPregnant women are being warned to keep it cool with Sydney researchers linking high heat exposure to complications including preterm birth and low birthweight. The research is …

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Cry for help heard: New government policy cracks down on vaping

WebThe government has allocated $234 million to solve the problem: $63 million for a public health initiative to discourage vaping, and $30 million for support programs …

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Housing crisis leaves single mums out in the cold

WebAccording to data from Torrens University’s Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU), as of 2021, 45.3 per cent of single parent families are …

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Seeing is Believing: Why Representation Matters

WebSeeing is Believing: Why Representation Matters. As representation continues to be a hot-button issue across all mediums, it can be difficult to see the non …

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Love you and leave you: more parents are becoming trapped by …

WebMen’s Referral Service: 1300 766 491. Lifeline (24-hour crisis line): 13 11 14. Relationships Australia: 1300 364 277. In an emergency: 000. For more information …

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From Kabul to Wagga Wagga: a family reunited

WebFawzia’s sister Khadijeh, who studies Oral Health at CSU, had been checking in on Fawzia every day, but lost communication with her after she arrived at Kabul …

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Spectral Ecology: What if extinction isn’t the end

Web“The antechinus and the pygmy possums we re-introduced will hopefully improve the health of the critically endangered Banksia Scrub,” she replies. In this …

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Segregation: Jakarta, a sinking city muddied by a colonial legacy

WebA dark gloomy afternoon presides over the banks of Jakarta’s 13 rivers, its extensive bay, and the minds of its more than ten million inhabitants. The ocean …

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Border Closures: When virtual funerals become reality

WebCalls to the mental health line and doing artwork helped her to get through quarantine but on leaving the hotel she had to carry 90 kg of luggage despite her broken …

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Seeing red: Labor dominates in Coogee, Heffron and Maroubra

WebThe Liberal government cut a lot of services [health, education, transport] and the people of NSW have spoken; they want Labor to return to restore those …

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