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mental health
Books & Arts
War’s long shadow
Tom Hyland
8 March 2018
Books
| A new account of postwar Australia challenges the myth that veterans were always treated with respect and sympathy
Books & Arts
Was Derek Freeman “mad”?
Martha Macintyre
28 January 2018
Review essay
| The controversial critic of anthropologist Margaret Mead was a man driven to extremes
National Affairs
Dial M for missed opportunity?
Lesley Russell
30 October 2017
The Productivity Commission’s healthcare recommendations might not go far enough, but they could still be too bold for the government
National Affairs
Mental health care: two steps forward, but a risk of one step back
Lesley Russell
1 March 2017
The federal government’s plan for “stepped care” needs fine-tuning
National Affairs
Reforming healthcare: an early signpost
Stephen Duckett
2 December 2015
The government’s response to the mental health review points to the likely direction of broader healthcare reform, writes
Stephen Duckett
Essays & Reportage
A place to call home
El Gibbs
5 February 2015
In her winning entry for the Gavin Mooney Memorial Essay Competition,
El Gibbs
looks at the link between housing security and mental health
National Affairs
A hidden harm of Australia’s asylum system
10 March 2014
Detainees are suffering terribly, but the system also takes a toll on the people who work within it, writes
Nik Tan
Essays & Reportage
“It’s like when a patriarch dies, and the will is read, and everyone starts squabbling”
Melissa Sweet
29 November 2011
Mental health had a big win in this year’s budget – and that’s when the fights began, writes
Melissa Sweet
in this joint investigation with Crikey