Yesterday
Compo claims for stress and burnout are driving businesses to the edge
Psychological injury claims are exploding, but the Coalition and unions think the Minns government is making the wrong workers pay for a lax system.
This Month
Businesses face $1.9b bill without workers’ comp reforms: Mookhey
The NSW Coalition is pushing for a new inquiry into “cruel and unacceptable” changes to mental health compensation claims.
Workers’ compensation scheme needs to be reformed
With the burgeoning cost of psychological injury claims, it’s reasonable to question if the scheme’s coverage of injury complaints is too broad.
NSW workers compensation reforms hit a snag
The Coalition will oppose the Minns government’s plan to make it harder to claim for psychological injuries.
May
Bupa to open 60 mental health clinics in primary care push
The health insurer has set a course to become one of Australia’s biggest mental health providers within three years.
Could overdiagnosis be creating a mental health epidemic?
Cases of depression, ADHD and autism are skyrocketing. A new book questions the value of our growing demand for a diagnosis.
Yawning on a Tuesday? It might be a sign you have burnout
Research has found that burnout rates jumped 48 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the last quarter of 2024.
The stage of life Australians can’t afford to ignore
Kate Carnell says federal funds for end-of-life planning would reduce costly hospitalisations and prevent unnecessary suffering.
April
Scientists found a formula for the perfect day. So I tried it
Researchers at the University of British Columbia surveyed thousands to construct a 24-hour routine optimised for happiness. Here’s how it went in real life.
Albanese pledges $1b to fix youth mental health crisis
Whoever is elected on May 3 will have to deal with a 50 per cent increase in defined mental disorders among Australians aged 16 to 24.
March
Trump Anxiety Disorder is real, says this shrink
Pyschologist Peter Quarry is not alone among his colleagues in noticing more clients want to process their feelings about the 47th president.
‘Childish behaviour’: Judge chides Barrenjoey banker, Seven producer
A former Seven Network producer will avoid a criminal conviction after charges of assaulting her high-profile Barrenjoey banker husband were dismissed.
The ultimate German philosophy for a happier life
Dial down – just a bit – on individual satisfaction and lean – just a bit – into community well-being. Here’s a four point checklist to help.
February
Why is there no Alzheimer’s cure? Lies, greed says a new book
In ‘Doctored’, Charles Piller, a science journalist, details how groupthink and dishonesty steered Alzheimer’s research off course.
Ozempic may protect against Alzheimer’s
A recent analysis found that people taking semaglutide were about 40 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
January
Is busyness a cure for ADHD?
Recent research suggests periods of remission from ADHD symptoms are more likely to occur during demanding times of life.
Arbitration won’t change psychiatrists’ resignation plans: union
The workplace umpire’s urgent intervention has failed to stop the threat of a mass exit of doctors that could deplete the NSW hospitals’ workforce by a third.
What a year without beer really does to your body
You might lose a few drinking buddies, but this 52-year-old reports the pros of not drinking alcohol far outweigh the cons.
I quit drinking four years ago. I’m still confronting drinking culture.
People who stop drinking are constantly quizzed about why.
‘We lost everything’: How wildfires leave psychological scars
Researchers found that about 4 per cent of the people affected by a bushfire in Victoria, Australia, were still suffering distress a decade later.