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3 out of 4 kids with mental health disorders aren't accessing care

  • Written by: Melissa Mulraney, Postdoctoral research fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
3 out of 4 kids with mental health disorders aren't accessing careAround 14% of children aged four to 17 have a mental health disorder.Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash

Three-quarters of Australian children with mental health disorders aren’t getting professional help, according to our new research. Girls, younger children and families from non-English-speaking backgrounds are the least likely to access mental health...

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More people are retiring with high mortgage debts. The implications are huge

  • Written by: Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
More people are retiring with high mortgage debts. The implications are hugeHalf a million Australians aged 50 and over lost their homes in the first decade of this century.Shutterstock

The number of mature age Australians carrying mortgage debt into retirement is soaring.

And on average each mature age Australian with a mortgage debt owes much more relative to their income than 25 years ago.

Microdata from the Bureau of...

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loneliness looms for rising numbers of older private renters

  • Written by: Alan Morris, Research Professor, University of Technology Sydney
loneliness looms for rising numbers of older private rentersPeople living in private rental housing were much more likely than social housing residents to say they felt lonely.Dundanim/Shutterstock

Loneliness is increasingly recognised worldwide as a critical social issue and one of the major health hazards of our time. Our research shows older private renters are at high risk of loneliness and anxiety....

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Human trafficking and slavery still happen in Australia. This comic explains how

  • Written by: Jennifer Burn, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Human trafficking and slavery still happen in Australia. This comic explains howMany instances of slavery or exploitation start with the promise of a reasonably paying job in Australia.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

We might not want to believe it, but human trafficking and slavery happens in Australia. Slavery is not an historical artefact, but a tragic reality for millions of people around the world, including in...

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