Today
Feel like you never belong? You may be an otrovert
If you secretly feel like an outsider, feel awkward in groups and uneasy in public, you might be a personality type defined by a sense of “non-belonging”.
This Month
The cold, hard truth about cash
Readers’ letters on the end of cash, how to teach kids, domestic gas supply, fairer taxes, housing and the voting age.
At nearly $2000 a year, TPD insurance in a ‘death spiral’
A financial adviser exodus and rising total and permanent disability insurance premiums mean fewer people have cover.
Stop the mental health blowout, says Labor MP
Paediatrician and MP Mike Freelander says the way society diagnoses mental health is part of the problem behind a huge rise in compensation claims.
Rise in mental health claims a symptom of a bigger malaise
Mental health and insurance providers must fix the system’s entrenched flaws to avoid the worst of the sustainability and affordability crisis ahead.
Millennial mental health claims help push life insurers to $2.2b crisis
Insurers say stress, burnout and bullying – especially among young people – are among the reasons claimants give for being unable to return to the workforce.
June
The 7 things that make ADHD much worse
Experts point to a range of lifestyle and environmental triggers that can exacerbate the neurodevelopmental disorder. Here’s how to fix them.
World first as Australian insurer backs MDMA mental health treatment
More commonly associated with music festivals, the drug now has the backing of Australia’s biggest health insurance provider as a treatment for PTSD.
An accountant asked ChatGPT questions. The answers nearly killed him
For some, conversations with AI chatbots can deeply distort reality, sending them down conspiratorial rabbit holes and reinforcing wild belief systems.
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.
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.