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Shoebridge says US submission on online safety laws an ‘extraordinary intervention’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

Mental illness is up in young people, dementia is now the biggest killer: Australia’s health in 2026

Australians’ life expectancy has increased steadily over time but dropped during the COVID pandemic, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

The Conversation · Jul 8

Labor’s planned NDIS overhaul is ‘blunt and inequitable’, thinktank says

Proposed funding cuts ‘underpinned by dubious policy logic’, Grattan Institute says in scathing critique

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3

To stop Australian democracy going the way of the US, here’s what we need to do

Around the world, democracy as a system of government is backsliding. After more than 50 years of liberal democracy in ascendancy, democratic progress plateaued around the turn of the century and is now going backwards.

The Conversation · Apr 12

Emptying bins and photocopying: nurses’ skills are too often wasted in general practice

Australians are living longer, but we’re also living longer with disease and disability. Half of us now have at least one chronic condition.

The Conversation · Mar 2

Child vaccination rates are falling fast, with some regions barely reaching 80%

Child vaccination has been one of Australia’s biggest success stories. Before the COVID pandemic, we hit the national target of 95% of one-year-olds fully vaccinated. Our child vaccination rates were among the best in the world.

The Conversation · Feb 17

Bulk-billing rates are up. But there’s more to delivering the best possible care

A multi-billion dollar boost to GP funding has lifted bulk-billing rates across the country, especially in many areas that need fee-free care the most.

The Conversation · Feb 13

New data show where the parties got their money from in the lead-up to the 2025 election

Australia’s political parties set new records in funds raised and spent in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election. Now, nine months later, Australians finally get a look at who funded the parties’ election campaigns.

The Conversation · Feb 2

Melbourne is in the middle of a housing revolution – have the yimbys already won?

Advocates say even they are surprised by Allan government’s embrace of higher density housing, but warn construction costs risk city becoming ‘victim of its success’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

Most people with disabling mental health conditions can’t access the NDIS. Here’s a better way to provide support

The pathway to reforming the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is littered with obstacles.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2025