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Full mental health report argues for redirection of funding

Full mental health report argues for redirection of funding

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A comprehensive review of mental health services in April by the national Mental Health Commission was held from public view...

Labor to halve suicide rates if elected

Labor to halve suicide rates if elected

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Some time after the full report was handed down, in October, Labor made a timely announcement during mental health week...

Urgent reform needed in mental health funding

Urgent reform needed in mental health funding

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In October psychologists called for urgent reform of the mental health system saying people who have complex problems are being...

Why the “Stoner Sloth” campaign is a fail for the Baird govt

Why the “Stoner Sloth” campaign is a fail for the Baird govt

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The New South Wales government has launched a campaign to warn young people about the dangers of marijuana, but the...

Dobbing in dealers won’t reduce drug use

Dobbing in dealers won’t reduce drug use

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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a national “dob in a dealer” hotline campaign in August, calling for roadside drug...

Overdose deaths from prescription painkillers on the rise

Overdose deaths from prescription painkillers on the rise

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Deaths from prescription medications, in particular pain killers, are on the rise. During International Overdose Awareness Week in August the...

Call to end to the war on drugs

Call to end to the war on drugs

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Delegates attending the International Harm Reduction conference in Malaysia in October called on governments around the world to decriminalise drugs...

Qld opposition attacks union over violence against nurses

Qld opposition attacks union over violence against nurses

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A report has found 17 nurses in Queensland are physically or verbally assaulted every week. In response, the Liberal National...

Deaths ‘likely’ to have been caused by coalfire

Deaths ‘likely’ to have been caused by coalfire

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A reconvened inquiry into the 2014 Hazelwood mine coal fire has found that an increase in deaths at the time...

Should homeopathy be available in pharmacies?

Should homeopathy be available in pharmacies?

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Earlier this year, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Australian Pharmacy Guild both recommended that homeopathic products on pharmacy...