Mental health
‘Bleakest budget’ for mental health didn’t fund promised new agency
Premier Jacinta Allan’s first budget failed to fund an overdue support service to be run by people with first-hand experience of ill-mental health.
- by Rachel Eddie and Broede Carmody
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Opinion
Cyber bullying
What I wish I’d known about suicide before my son died
He’d come to me and said: “Hey Dad, I’ve made a mistake.” My son was the victim of sextortion.
- by Wayne Holdsworth
Analysis
NRL 2024
Why Paul Kent may have done Fox Sports a favour
The ratings for NRL 360 during Kent’s absence last year made for interesting reading, and co-host Braith Anasta wasn’t shy in letting his 50,000 Instagram followers know about it.
- by Danny Weidler
Perspective
NRL 2024
Why it’s on for young and old
Hyping athletes too early is not the only path to greatness. And writing them off too early can actually be harming sport.
- by Nick Wright
‘Vulnerable cohort’: What is it about teenagers and terrorism – and what is being done?
Relations between Muslim communities and the authorities are at rock bottom while commitment to programs to counter violent extremism appears lacking.
- by Deborah Snow
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher reveals taking antidepressants after personal tragedy
Katy Gallagher has told former prime minister Julia Gillard she hit the “bottom of the bottom” after the tragic death of her fiance.
- by Olivia Ireland
From Donald Trump to MONA’s David Walsh: Our soaring anxiety about status
Widening inequality, shifting fortunes and social media neediness are lifting our anxiety about status to new heights.
- by Luke Slattery
When Joey lost a leg, others wrapped him in cotton wool. Not Adam
Plasterer Joey Fry’s bout of depression in 2019 led to a life-changing event. His mate, plastering business owner Adam Sorrenson, has helped him heal.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Opinion
Opinion
Love him or hate him, Scott Morrison’s mental health was none of our business
Neil Mitchell says a source told him in 2021 of Morrison’s battle with anxiety, creating an ethical dilemma for the veteran broadcaster. He is mistaken in thinking other people’s health should be public knowledge, even when it’s the PM.
- by Bianca Denny
Opinion
Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison has broken an Australian taboo, and we should be grateful
That the former prime minister was an active participant in our toxic political culture should not make us less sympathetic to his own difficulties.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Pop culture
There’s a word for this new snowflake version of Scrabble. Do I need to spell it out?
Some devotees have slammed Scrabble’s update as unforgivable. If it gets younger players off their phones, it could be worth it.
- by Cherie Gilmour