Support unpaid carers so they aren’t pushed to the brink of suicide Letter:With almost half of parent-carers contemplating taking their lives, Dr Louise Lawson calls for urgent action by the government The Guardian - UK · Oct 28
Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella The Guardian - UK · Oct 21
The care system fails to care for parents Letter: Anna Bird reflects on Matilda Davis’s story and says families need support early – before exhaustion becomes a crisis The Guardian - UK · Aug 14
Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system Parent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fight for basic support’, experts say. This is Matilda Davis’s story The Guardian - UK · Aug 11
Invasive myrtle rust fungus poses 'unprecedented' risk to native trees Some Australian native plants — including paperbarks, lilly pillies, eucalypts and bottlebrush — are grappling with their own pandemic as the exotic myrtle rust fungus spreads. ABC News · Aug 9, 2022
Butchulla women change makers for emergency bushfire response during K'gari fires More than a year on from fires that burnt more than half of the heritage-listed K’gari (Fraser Island), female traditional owners are leading the way. ABC News · Apr 15, 2022