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Lambrina Gimian

Worse than birth or postpartum: The anxiety of trying for a baby

A new survey suggests anxiety around trying to conceive is more common than fear of pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding. So why isn’t it being discussed?

  • Shona Hendley

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Katie Bennett-Stenton

Katie’s daughter had anorexia. Then child services came for her son

This marketing executive found herself fingerprinted by police after an eating disorder ravaged her family. This is what she wants other parents to know.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Dr Helen Schultz stopped clinical practice after being attacked by a patient in psychosis at the Swanston Centre, and is calling for the place to be closed due to being unsafe for patients and staff.

Alarm raised on trouble-plagued Swanston Centre years before hospital homicide

A psychiatrist attacked by a patient on her second day at the Geelong psychiatric hospital says staff and patients have been let down by years of inaction.

  • Grant McArthur
Almost 80 per cent of Australian children and teenagers surveyed by the eSafety commission said they are using AI chatbots.

The AI chatbots ‘entrapping’ Australian children through sexual content

Almost 80 per cent of Australian children and teens are turning to AI companion bots. The statistic has experts worried.

  • Emily Kowal
Police at the scene in Singers Lane.

Pedestrian crushed by woman who fell from building in Melbourne’s CBD

The woman, who died, landed on a man standing next to the William Street building, leaving him with serious injuries, police said.

  • Isabel McMillan
The report found that online platforms are “major vectors of hate, particularly for those aged under 35”.

Young Australians are despairing. I decided to find out why

Young people don’t have unrealistic expectations of life, but they’re not being helped by government measures which end up causing them harm.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Ezra Burke, pictured with their cat, Patrice, bought a ChatGPT subscription when their NDIS support for psychotherapy was cut, and feels conflicted about using it.

Amid screentime panic, we must help teens where they are looking for answers

Phones and technology are undeniably a problem for teen mental health. But we should not discount how they could be a solution.

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An Australian-first study has revealed bad sleep and problems at home are among the factors contributing to poor teenage health.

Revealed: The biggest predictors of depression, anxiety in teenagers

Bad sleep and trouble at home can set adolescents on a trajectory towards depression and anxiety, an Australian-first study reveals. But some things can help.

  • Kate Aubusson
Most of us put off making this simple lifestyle choice. It changed Mel’s life.

Most of us put off making this simple lifestyle choice but it changed Mel’s life

We all want to spend less time on our phones, especially social media, and companies like Brick are trying to help. But is it really possible to leave it behind in 2026?

  • Courtney Thompson
Ezra Burke, pictured with their cat Patrice, bought a ChatGPT subscription when their NDIS support for psychotherapy was cut, and feels conflicted about using it.
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The people using AI for therapy – and the scientists trying to catch up

Young people are turning to the new tech for companionship, reassurance and mental health advice amid concerns that chatbots are isolating the most vulnerable.

  • Angus Thomson