Mental health
Hospital given ultimatum over delay in creating children’s crisis beds
The Northern Beaches Hospital has eight weeks to explain why children in crisis have nowhere to go more than a year after it was given $7.5 million.
- by Laura Banks
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Nicole called an ambulance for help. She ended up shackled to a bed
Nicole Lee says being restrained to a hospital bed for six hours as an incomplete quadriplegic is evidence the practice is over-used.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Social media
Australia lagging in protecting teens from ‘dark rabbit holes’ on TikTok
The National Children’s Commissioner is pushing for tighter regulation of social media apps, saying tech companies are prioritising profit over young people.
- by Melissa Cunningham
What are the most common health conditions in your suburb?
Which parts of Victoria have the highest rates of asthma and diabetes? And which suburb has the lowest rate of mental health conditions? Use The Age’s new tool to learn how the health of residents in your area compares with the statewide average.
- by Craig Butt, Aisha Dow and Henrietta Cook
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Is this Melbourne’s happiest suburb, or is it hiding a problem?
Residents of this suburb in Melbourne’s west have the lowest rates of mental health conditions in Victoria. Use our interactive to see how your area compares to the rest of the state.
- by Henrietta Cook, Aisha Dow and Craig Butt
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Northern Beaches Hospital
‘How many more kids need to die?’ Father’s plea as health pledge stalls
More than a year after the Northern Beaches Hospital was given $7.5 million for beds for children in mental health crisis, none have materialised.
- by Laura Banks
Psychologists raise alarm six months after Medicare sessions were slashed
Psychologists say many Australians are missing out on adequate care or cutting back on treatment after the government halved the number of Medicare-funded psychology sessions.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
‘Sorry about that’: WA man who killed parents found not guilty due to unsoundness of mind
Three days after killing both his mother and father, Robert Dent called police and told them he had beaten them to death with a mallet.
- by Heather McNeill
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Jobs
A challenge for new RBA governor: Unemployment and suicide are directly linked
Our new research exposes the devastating impact of joblessness. We must rethink the notion of an “acceptable” jobless rate, or more people will die at the altar of low inflation.
- by Jo-An Occhipinti and Ian Hickie
What we’re still getting wrong about dopamine
The neurochemical has become a boogeyman for people worried about addiction and indulgence. But the real story is a lot more complex.
- by Dana G. Smith
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Media & marketing
Leading news anchor Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of sex photo scandal
One of Britain’s leading news anchors was named by his wife as being the BBC presenter facing allegations he paid a young person for explicit photos.
- by Kylie MacLellan and Kate Holton