Friday essay: I had to crowdfund my cancer treatment in Australia’s ‘universal’ health‑care system
Naama Carlin in hospital with her baby.
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Economic hardship is a lingering…
Fish bones and scorching hair: new research shows how Aboriginal people fought smallpox
Heidi Norman, UNSW Sydney and Nicholas Pitt, UNSW Sydney As Aboriginal nations mounted a series of coordinated and…
250 million-year-old amphibian fossils from Australia reveal global spread of ‘sea-salamanders’
The Kimberley region in the north-west corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and…
Poverty in Australia increases to 1 in 7 people: new report
The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a…
Teachers’ depression, anxiety and stress at three times the national norm: new study
Causes of mental health issues The research also found that workload manageability was a key factor influencing teachers’ mental health.…