Teenagers on social media before ban are still using it, data shows
Three months into Australia’s world-first teen social media ban, new data suggests that young Australians’ use of social…
All-ages heavy metal music events in Sydney not dead as young people keep headbanging
In community halls across Western Sydney, young people are headbanging, crowdsurfing and forming mosh pits. Scenes like this…
Four arrested over death of man in fight at Mernda Railway Station in Melbourne’s north
Three teenage boys and an 18-year-old man have been arrested after a fatal fight at Mernda Railway Station,…
‘I lost 6st on Mounjaro but nobody told me about horrible side effects’
Antony Hawman, 48, said he wouldn’t change his decision, but people needed to be aware of how to…
Perth mother blames WA’s mental health systemic failures for her teen daughter’s death
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The mother of an 18-year-old girl who died…
NHS ibuprofen warning as many need to take second medication
Ibuprofen is available without prescription across the UK Most people have taken ibuprofen at some point(Image: Peter Cade…
Woman diagnosed with anxiety before being told she had ’15 months left to live’
Madi was told she had 15 to 18 months to live before undergoing surgery in the US Madi…
Instagram on trial for youth mental-health crisis
The top executive at Meta Platforms’ Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices regarding features that some company…
Children prescribed puberty blockers without proper assessment at Cairns health service, review finds
Children as young as 12 were prescribed puberty blockers without appropriate assessment, a scathing review of the Cairns…
As Online Gambling Thrives, More Teens Are Placing Bets
Lots of concern has been raised that the pervasiveness of sports-betting apps is creating a new generation…
Youth homelessness leaves ‘huge hidden population’ seeking safety at school
Caitlan was just 11 years old and in her last year of primary school when she became homeless.…
‘Magic Mounjaro weight loss jabs helped me lose 3 stone – then my pancreas began to die’
Alisha Trafford lost three-and-a-half stone while taking Mounjaro, but was later rushed to hospital with pancreatitis which doctors…