Following a national tour in support of her chart-topping third album, Sunday Sadness, ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Amy Shark reveals her secret to balancing health, diet and wellbeing on the road.
Mental Health Australia is calling on both sides of politics to prioritise mental health, as polling reveals nearly two-thirds of voters back parties that raise funding.
A former chair of Mental Health Australia, who quit this year in frustration at the lack of progress in addressing need, offers a blueprint for reform.
These cupcakes with orange cashew icing are the perfect party bake for the whole family.
One of the nation’s most prominent psychiatrists says those with the most severe conditions are critically neglected and marginalised, as the AMA calls for systemic reform.
The neglect of all of those living with severe mental illness boils down to a single driving factor. We think it is indifference.
In a long career, she’s experienced the best and toughest of Australia. But nothing prepared former governor-general Quentin Bryce for her greatest loss.
Runners and other sports enthusiasts in the US are humble bragging about their workout wins. But does it help them to get across the line in the job market?
Women with a type of low-risk cancer might not have to rush aggressive treatment, some doctors say.
Matt Berriman, who suffers from bipolar disorder, says Australia’s mental health system almost cost him his life when he was admitted four years ago. Now he wants to see change.
‘Don’t beat yourself down’ is Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald’s mantra on how to keep going when you feel overwhelmed. Entertainer Cameron Daddo interviewed Fitzy for his new book on how to gain confidence.
Australia remains unlikely to follow the UK’s indefinite ban of puberty blockers for people aged under 18, after the government there formalised emergency measures introduced in March.
The UK decision to ban puberty blockers for children indefinitely is yet another warning for Australian legislators and officials.
Waking up at 5am is popular among celebs like Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez. But for this writer, the trend had mixed results.
The writer was happy as a mother of one, but when she had her fertility tested in midlife, things weren’t quite so straightforward.
Investments in housing for those with severe mental illness would reap enormous gains and savings for the nation.
Health Minister Mark Butler describes the atrocious health outcomes, social exclusion and widespread homelessness as ‘a shocking reflection on our community’. The situation is revealed in a report by The Australian and Australian National University.
‘Hurricane’ Hawkins may have been responsible for a very short-lived attempt to return to my youth when running was my addiction. But I am wholly at fault.
Indigenous people in remote communities suffer some of the most complex mental health problems yet have an almost complete lack of access to psychiatric and psychology services.
The TV presenter and beauty entrepreneur has never looked so strong. Her personal trainer, Nathalie Hayward, reveals how she’s done it.
More people are entering the holidays with a mindful relationship with alcohol. It turns out this isn’t a total drag.
In a move described as ‘unprecedented’, Bupa is offering doctors hundreds of dollars in payments in a major escalation of its dispute with private hospital provider Healthscope
Since the closure of mental asylums, the ranks of prisoners and the homeless have swelled with the severely mentally ill.
Health Minister Mark Butler has told private health insurers their proposed increases to premiums are too high, calling out the sector for ‘price-gouging’ practices.
Stiff Heart Syndrome affects 10 per cent of people aged over 45. Australian scientists are trying to find a fix using a simple supplement.
The huge gap in life expectancy between those with severe mental illness and the rest of the population is growing in Australia, with no improvement in sight.
Fattoush is an easy way of using up what you’ve got; be it the last of the pitas, the dukkah at the back of the cupboard, and the bottle of pomegranate molasses next to it.
People with schizophrenia experience disability and disadvantage that limits their ability to live a fulfilling life. This is how it often ends.
Patrick Leunig went to a top private school and was set to study law. Then his life spiralled downwards. His grief-stricken father tells of how our system failed his son.
The doctor who treated Angelina Jolie when she chose to have a double mastectomy in 2014 is among a group of advocates urging for reform to Australia’s ‘backwards’ approach to breast cancer screening.
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