Episodes

  • 'Adult’ pressures hit hard as UNICEF warns teens are losing hope

    'Adult’ pressures hit hard as UNICEF warns teens are losing hope
    Nov 24 2025
    A new report from UNICEF Australia has found less than a third of Australian teens are feeling excited or hopeful about their futures. Mental health issues and anxiety around 'adult' challenges like housing and money are key drivers of declining wellbeing. For marginalised children and teens, these kind of pressures are felt even more acutely.
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    5 mins
  • 'Isolation and shame': Australians are avoiding perinatal mental health support, new research reveals

    'Isolation and shame': Australians are avoiding perinatal mental health support, new research reveals
    Nov 22 2025
    Around one in four Australians are failing to seek support when experiencing perinatal mental health issues. Experts say the data released by the Gidget Foundation highlights a lack of awareness around signs and symptoms, and ongoing stigma around the issue.
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    8 mins
  • Chris Minns on hospital funding row: we can't all be wrong

    Chris Minns on hospital funding row: we can't all be wrong
    Nov 19 2025
    State premiers have come together for an urgent meeting, as tensions rise over reaching a new public hospital funding deal with the federal government. A new report from the Grattan Institute also finds Australia's hospitals are wasting more than $1 billion a year on avoidable spending.
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    4 mins
  • 'It shouldn't be painful to be a woman': Victorian report lays bare health care battle

    'It shouldn't be painful to be a woman': Victorian report lays bare health care battle
    Nov 9 2025
    The Victorian government has released the final report of an inquiry into women's experiences of pain - and it's made for some uncomfortable reading. Shaped by the experiences of 13,000 women and girls, the report has revealed gender health gaps, experiences of medical bias, sexism and misogyny, and feelings of being ignored or dismissed by clinicians are rampant throughout the Victorian health system.
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    7 mins
  • 'Heartbreaking': Experts argue egg donation rules could change to help Australia's fertility issues

    'Heartbreaking': Experts argue egg donation rules could change to help Australia's fertility issues
    Nov 7 2025
    Demand for donated eggs is growing in Australia as more people face fertility challenges. But the demand for eggs far outstrips their supply and now, experts are arguing Australia should consider changing the rules around donation.
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    8 mins
  • New concussion guidelines launched to help patients get the right care

    New concussion guidelines launched to help patients get the right care
    Nov 3 2025
    New national clinical guidelines for the treatment of concussion have been released. They are aimed at helping healthcare professionals treat patients with greater consistency, amid concern that providing the right care can still be a blind spot.
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    4 mins
  • Aged care reforms: Who will pay more under the new system?

    Aged care reforms: Who will pay more under the new system?
    Oct 31 2025
    A long-awaited Aged Care Act comes into force today [[Nov 1]], four years after a Royal Commission recommended major reforms to the sector. The federal government says it will give older Australians more choice and access to in-home support, but there are concerns many people will end up paying more for care.
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    9 mins
  • Kidney disease drug added to PBS, helping 65,000 Australians

    Kidney disease drug added to PBS, helping 65,000 Australians
    Oct 28 2025
    The federal government will add a medicine for chronic kidney disease into the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. More than 65.000 Australians are expected to benefit from the cheaper access to Jardiance , also known as Empagliflozin.
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    3 mins