As Closing the Gap policy failures are laid bare in the Productivity Commission’s latest report, a new study aims to quantify the gap in Indigenous mental health and economic insecurity.
There’s little that can be done to make Qantas more responsive to its customers while it dominates the domestic aviation market.
Put bluntly, Australian businesses as a whole appear to have become slow to adopt world best practice. But if we want to lift productivity, we need to act on a wider suite of solutions.
In a new book, Melissa Castan and Professor Lynette Russell write that the proposed Voice to Parliament will enhance, not damage, our democratic institutions.
Parents wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face ludicrous delays, and if opting for a paid contributory visa, exorbitant fees.
Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.
A new research project is helping train up to 28,000 teachers in drama and theatrical production to help stimulate growth of the kingdom’s cultural and entertainment institutions.
Large households throw away mountains of food. In an attempt to stop the waste, a basic idea is showing great promise.
Low pay rates, a lack of career structure, supervision and mentoring is putting pressure on the disability workforce, with some NDIS participants not having their most basic care needs met.
A new study shows almost one in four university and vocational education students report extremely high levels of distress during the pandemic.
Find out how privilege and disparate levels of access to basic resources such as education are contributing to social inequality in Australia – threatening the egalitarian ideals of 'the land of the fair go’.
Whether the Victorian royal commission leads to a more responsible gambling industry depends on the recommendations the state government has kicked down the road.
Researchers are exploring the medical frontier of psychedelics, and their use in facilitating psychotherapy for common mental illnesses.
Could psychedelic drugs provide the next big breakthrough in psychiatry? This episode of the ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast considers the regulatory, cultural and scientific aspects of psychedelic treatment for mental illness – and how innovation in this area could improve the lives of millions of people.
Researchers say professional services must be proactive, and provide targeted prevention and intervention initiatives to children and parents living with parental mental illness.
Developing specialist youth mental health hubs is vital if we’re to address the growing mental health emergency of young people’s depression and anxiety.
In this episode of the What Happens Next? podcast, our investigation looks into the future of the gig economy.
If there's ever been a time for a paradigm shift in the way we conceptualise mental health and treat mental illness, it's now.
We trust our teachers – we should also trust how they use evidence to inform teaching and learning.
How can Australia avoid generational impoverishment in the post-pandemic economy?
In this episode of A Different Lens, Monash academics explore what’s being done to improve mental health care and address the rise in mental health disorders.
Pokies clubs and other gambling operators have had their charitable contributions exposed by new research.
Three privately managed prisons house nearly 40 per cent of Victoria’s prisoner population, but research indicates they're falling short of expectations in key areas.
A new report reveals alarming statistics regarding male self-harm, and how first responders feel ill-prepared to deal with patients in mental crisis.
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