New data from Victoria shows that in a quarter of deaths by suicide between 2009 and 2016, the person had experienced family violence before they died.
The tragic deaths of two First Nations women highlight systemic failings, and the urgent need for a Human Rights Act in Australia.
A new forensic tool was instrumental in identifying a drowning victim whose remains had lain submerged for 94 years.
While data to the end of January 2021 shows suicide didn’t increase in COVID-stricken Victoria, there’s still deep concern about the longer-term effects of the pandemic on mental health.
The early phase of a scheme aimed at closing glaring gaps in information-sharing about family violence is starting to pay off.
The aged care royal commission's interim report paints a picture of a system in deep crisis. Its recommendations for action have some merit, but won't address what are underlying systemic problems.
Regulating physical restraint of the elderly in nursing homes is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done to educate the sector on alternatives.
It’s confronting work, but research into paediatric skeletal trauma will leave the courts better-informed when ruling on child abuse cases.
Society’s perception of aged care must change from being a place of protection to a place where people actually live – and that means more autonomy for residents.
The neuroscience of memory failure is playing a role in the Victorian government's campaign to prevent children being mistakenly left in hot cars.
Eureka Prize-winning data mining techniques are being utilised in areas as diverse as drug use research and medicine.
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