Victoria is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 this year, but questions remain as to what responses should be implemented to improve outcomes for young offenders and the community.
To rebuild our children’s mental health after the duress of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must redefine how mental health services are delivered to our communities, and create a scaffold of affordable and accessible support.
A new report reveals gendered disadvantage in Australia is so deeply systemic and entrenched that even the COVID-19 pandemic failed to have an impact.
Despite a national plan to end violence against women and children, there’s no demonstrable evidence of a change of pace, or the emergency interventions needed, to achieve it.
We need not just an acknowledgement of children as victim-survivors in their own right, but a commitment to boost resourcing of child-centred recovery support.
Australia’s enormous renewable energy resources could be the perfect match to meet the relative dearth of renewable energy and zero-carbon power fuels in the boreal winter.
Seal it up? Open it up? Air quality is a growing concern for Australian households, and the gap between energy advice and health advice leaves many people confused.
Gender bias and an unremitting loss of women from STEMM continues due to a disproportionate allocation of funds.
Australian fatherhood remains closely tied to “breadwinning”. History helps us to understand why.
A review of job application studies in 18 countries shows that bias against those with ethnic minority names is still endemic.
A new study highlights how a group of older Australians engaged with smart-home technologies to enhance their wellbeing and independence.
Indigenous Australians recognise that the concept of mental health is more holistic than Western perspectives, and new approaches and voices are needed.
Bringing dignity to people affected by homelessness is just one of the many ways Dr Robert Gillies OAM is changing lives.
A study has exposed the yawning gaps in our society due to the removal of face-to-face interactions in schools, and the intense pressure on their leaders.
Many Indigenous children leaving state care face an unknown and difficult future, with little support after they exit the system.
Depicted as selfish and reckless, people in their 20s and 30s have been blamed for spreading COVID-19, but perpetuating negative stereotypes of a selfish generation is wrong and disingenuous.
School principal Pitsa Binnion believes Monash’s new Q Project could improve learning outcomes for generations of Australian students.
As COO of New York’s Green Bank, Caroline Angoorly is helping the city achieve its 100 per cent renewable electricity grid.
New research shows that sexually motivated men are more likely to seek a steak.
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