Keyword "mental health challenges" - List of latest news (33 results)

13/04 ‘Justice’: Why ex-soldier running for election

Navy hero John Armfield served Australia in Afghanistan and now he hopes to serve in parliament to give voice to the complex mental health challenges roiling the military.

11/04 ‘Talk is cheap’: Veterans talk election 2025

It has been more than six months since the release of the final report from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide and as the federal election campaign enters its third week, mental health is dominating headlines.

10/04 Farmers face one of the highest rates of suicide. This social worker believes the solution is buried in their land

After seeing the farmer mental health crisis up close, Kaila Anderson developed new treatment techniques based on growers’ deep connection to the land

10/04 Dad, 36, takes own life as mortgage doubles

A young mum has revealed how her life has been “turned upside down” after the tragic loss of her fiance who recently died by suicide while struggling with cost-of-living pressures.

10/04 Blues star reveals ‘scary’ mental health battle

Carlton star Harry McKay says he put on a “facade” and pretended t be OK during a “scary” battle with a mental health issue which forced him to take time away from the game.

28/03 ‘Debilitating’: Hidden struggle of Aussie women

To the outside observer, as Victorian business-owner Donna Groves approached her late forties, she was objectively nailing life across the board.

21/03 ‘Broken’: Hidden side effect of Covid-19

“It took my husband stepping in to help me realise I was at breaking point,” says Adelaide woman Sophie Bretag recalling her darkest moment just a few years ago.

15/02 Trigger warnings don’t help PTSD, but they do a lot to raise people’s expectations | Kate Maltby

Hit drama The Years has seen audience members fainting hysterically. Perhaps if we dispensed with the red flags, people would enjoy this fine play more

10/01 ‘Utterly untrue’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies sister’s sexual abuse allegation

OpenAI co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman has denied allegations that he sexually abused his younger sister for nearly a decade, describing them as “deeply hurtful and entirely untrue”.

22/12 ’High-paying’ job to homeless single mum

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would face homelessness.

04/12 ‘Get help’: Family’s heartbreaking DV call

The family of murder victim Victoria Stewart have delivered a powerful message about the domestic violence scourge ripping through Australia, pleading with potential offenders to “get help” if they feel themselves overwhelmed with emotion.

09/11 Frankie Bridge: ‘I was anxious from the womb. It’s who I am’

The singer, 35, opens up about fame before social media, psychiatric support, and the one thing she’d change about her wedding

11/05 Is this actually PTSD? Clinicians divided over redefining borderline personality disorder

Some have argued BPD should be reclassified as a trauma disorder, maintaining those diagnosed are typically women with abuse in their past

28/04 ScoMo’s big reveal on Turnbull drama

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Malcolm Turnbull offered him his blessing to go for the top job during the infamous “spill week” of August 2018 that ended Mr Turnbull’s government and thrust Mr Morrison to the height of power.

27/04 Joel Cauchi: Why this mum felt sorry for Bondi stabber

A Sydney mother has called on Australia’s policymakers to have some “understanding” when it comes to the Bondi stabbing, saying the killer should be treated as a “troubled soul” who was suffering from complex issues.

25/04 Scott Morrison reveals he was prescribed anxiety medication during prime ministership

Scott Morrison has revealed he was placed on medication to cope with “debilitating and agonising” anxiety during his tumultuous prime ministership as he navigated the Covid pandemic and Australia’s showdown with China.

24/04 As Australia marks Anzac Day, the plight of our forgotten and discarded heroes exposes a deep national shame

After three tours of duty in the Middle East with the Australian Air Force, Jimmy Anderson returned home a different man.

26/03 Money not enough to fix suicide crisis: Boss

Australia’s defence personnel do not have access to enough professional mental health workers, the man leading the Defence department has warned, and simply throwing more money at the problem is not a viable solution.

16/02 Sad truth behind Rebel Wilson’s weight gain

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15/11 ‘Lifeline’ change for common service

Thousands of payphones across the country will be kitted out with stickers promoting support and crisis helplines amid ballooning demand for mental health support.

13/11 ‘Any embarrassment is in your head!’: How hearing aids boost your health and happiness

There is still a stigma around hearing tests and hearing loss – even though excellent help is now at hand. It could just change your life

30/08 Survey finds half of elite Aussie athletes earning below the poverty line

A survey of elite athletes from the Australian Sports Foundation has found that nearly half of our nation’s best sportspeople are earning less than $23,000 a year to pursue their sport.

28/08 ’Soft’: Horror demand of grieving dad

A mother who lost her son to suicide has harrowingly recounted how he went through a first-aid training course that forced him to re-live the death of his own baby boy.

29/07 ‘Sex tourists’ targeting girls ‘as young as 13’

Inside a large glass box, dozens of women sat haphazardly around small tables cramped with tubes and palettes of makeup. I watched on, my eyes peering through the curtainless windows as each woman went through her routine for the night. A line of contour here, a scattering of blush there. A yellow dress draped atop a pink plastic chair, and row after row of thick black fringes. It was like a zoo;

05/07 The mother of neurodiversity: how Judy Singer changed the world

In 1997 she transformed the way we think about human difference – and provided a name for a burgeoning movement

04/05 US erupts over ‘disgusting’ Subway death

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21/04 Shooter’s ‘manifesto’ revealed in bank rampage

US bank shooter Connor Sturgeon reportedly left a disturbing manifesto outlining three key reasons for his violent rampage that left five co-workers dead.

12/04 Mass shooter’s text to mum before massacre

The gunman who went on a rampage inside a US bank sent a text message to his family just minutes before the massacre, saying “I love you”.

17/03 Model falls to death taking selfie, says agent

Jeff Thomas’ agent has suggested that the late male model died from a fall while taking a selfie and not due to suicide as previously claimed.

16/03 Jeff Thomas 'struggled with addiction and mental health challenges'

Male model Jeff Thomas had struggled with addiction and mental health issues before plunging to his death from his Miami apartment balcony, his brother said.

15/03 ‘Tokenistic’ work trend Gen Z hates

Young Aussies are pushing back on a disappointing workplace trend that employees have had to continually put up with.

27/02 Prince Harry charging $50 for Q&A ‘trauma’ livestream

Prince Harry is set to unpack his experiences with a controversial trauma expert, during a virtual event in which attendees can submit questions for the former royal to answer.

12/02 Pandemic made us less kind, less open

The “trauma” of the Covid-19 pandemic had a severe impact on people’s personalities, making the average person less sympathetic, less kind and less open towards others, a new study has found.