You’d think there would be help at hand for those so distressed they’re at risk of suicide. A shortage of mental health professionals, especially outside the big capital cities, suggests that’s not always the case.
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If the danger of drug-resistant superbugs is not addressed there could be a return to the medical dark ages, where a superficial scratch could be life-threatening.
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You’re not imagining it. A wellbeing faultline is emerging in Australia, as satisfaction with life slumps to the worst level it has been in two decades. There is an age when it gets better, though.
Life expectancy in Australia has recorded its second drop in a row, with more deaths from Covid behind the bad news.
Australia has hit its lowest fertility rate on record, with cost-of-living pressures and house prices being blamed.
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Australia has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, but like other high-income English-speaking countries such as the US and Britain, there’s a serious problem for those under 50.
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