mental health
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Workforce
“Wiping its hands of injured nurses”: Backlash to proposed cuts to workers’ comp
Compensation payments for psychological injuries will cut off after two and a half years, unless an injured worker can prove…
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Clinical Practice
Australia has a breast cancer problem
Researchers have found that Australia and New Zealand have the highest incidence rate of breast cancer in the world. The…
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Industry & Reform
Health Minister announces govt. review of trans healthcare, puberty blockers
The federal government has announced a review into healthcare for trans and gender diverse Australians, just days after Queensland announced it would…
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Top Stories
Nurses need care too – how curbing self-sacrifice can prevent burnouts
Reflecting on my mother’s decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a…
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Top Stories
Looming mental health crisis – 200 psychiatrists due to walk off the job in NSW
The New South Wales mental health system is teetering on the verge of collapse as hundreds of psychiatrists are due…
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Industry & Reform
Almost 1 million Australians are LGBTQIA+ – and for the first time, there’s a new national health plan for them
Jennifer Power, La Trobe University; Joel Anderson, La Trobe University; Natalie Amos, La Trobe University, and Ruby Grant, La Trobe…
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Specialty Focus
For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need
Joanne Enticott, Monash University; Graham Meadows, Monash University, and Sebastian Rosenberg, University of Sydney Australian pride in our universal health…
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News
The LNP has won in Qld – here’s what’s been promised for health
David Crisafulli has lead the Liberal National Party to victory in the Queensland state election, ending the Labor government's nine-year…
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Top Stories
1/3 of healthcare workers delay tax return despite looming deadline
Data has revealed that over a third (38%) of health and wellness professionals are yet to file their tax return…
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Specialty Focus
Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?
Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia; Guzyal Hill, Charles Darwin University; Hassan Vally, Deakin University; Kim M Caudwell, Charles Darwin…
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