News & Views Depression and anxiety spiked among pregnant women during pandemic: UK research Rates of depression and anxiety spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic among expectant mothers, a new report has found.
News & Views Early childhood educators will join the Great Resignation As the Omicron virus leaves thousands of families without childcare, early childhood educators are in demand.
Politics Labor leads Coalition 56-44% and Morrison slumps dramatically in first 2022 Newspoll Labor has opened a 56-44% two-party lead and Scott Morrison’s net satisfaction rating has plunged 11 points in Newspoll, after a disastrous summer in which Omicron has ripped through most of the country and deaths have spiked.
News & Views Grattan on Friday: A royal commission into COVID’s handling would serve us well for the future A royal commission would enable better understanding of the debates that have gone on, and go on, within the health establishment.
News & Views How to look after your mental health if you’re at home with COVID A GP and mental health clinician offers some tips to support your mental health if you get COVID and are isolating at home.
Health Men’s mental health strongly connected to their partner’s employment status, new research shows New research shows that men’s mental wellbeing is measurably responsive to their partner’s employment status in a way it’s never been before.
News & Views Small business mental health programs get $6.7 million funding boost The federal government has committed $6.7 million in new funding for small business mental health support programs.
News & Views The government’s handling of Djoker truly is a big, hypocritical joke How can the government sit smugly today purporting to show true concern for burgeoning anti-vax sentiment in the community when it has real-time leaders in its mix fuelling every conspiracy in the idiot’s handbook?
Politics No, Prime Minister, ‘push through or lock down’ are not the only options ‘Push through or lockdown’ overlooks the valid alternative between those options: to live safely with the virus.
News & Views Canning all Covid restrictions will come back on women What we know is that whilst face masks may not be 100% effective at stopping a person becoming infected, they can slow the overall spread.
News & Views Casualties of fashion: Not a happy Christmas for all ActionAid’s new report highlights how fashion brands continue to push the costs of the pandemic onto the garment workers making clothes, 80% of whom are women.
News & Views Dr Chant wants us to keep wearing masks, as NSW government drops mandate As NSW government dropped its mask mandate, the state’s Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant encouraged people wear them.