The 2019 International Mental Health Conference will be held from Wednesday 31 July – Friday 2 August at RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland. Featuring Australia and New Zealand’s leading clinical practitioners, academics, and mental...
Read moreNot knowing is an uncomfortable experience. As human beings, we are naturally curious. We seek to understand, predict and control – it helps us learn and it keeps us safe. Uncertainty can feel dangerous because we cannot predict with complete...
Read moreBullying, harassment and other unprofessional behaviours are culturally ingrained in the Australian health-care system. As we outline today in the Medical Journal of Australia, between one-quarter and half of doctors and nurses in Australia have...
Read moreJobactive has imposed 5.2 million penalties on jobseekers since it began in July 2015, and the program is under review by the government before its contract expires in 2020. During a Senate inquiry into the effectiveness of Jobactive – which...
Read moreIt has been said that Aussies will bet on two flies climbing up a wall. Today’s forms of gambling are far more sophisticated, with online apps meaning that you can literally gamble 24 hours a day, seven days a week – all from the comfort of your...
Read moreThe 5th Australian & New Zealand Addiction Conference will be held at the Sea World Resort Conference Centre, Gold Coast on Monday 13 – Wednesday 15 May 2019. This annual conference offers a two day educational program of speakers and a half...
Read moreWhy does exercise make us feel healthier, mentally? Often, individuals who workout habitually do it merely for the reason that it makes them feel better. Exercise can lift your mood, attentiveness and vigilance. It can also help give you an...
Read moreMental health leave is becoming increasingly common yet more than half of workers are too scared to take it. Two thirds of jobseekers surveyed by SEEK feel society has become more accepting of workers taking a mental health day to deal with...
Read moreSleeping is a crucial process for the improvement of your body’s health. On the flip-side, there are a plethora of studies already that implicates the adverse effects of sleep deprivation to our body. In this article, I will provide you...
Read moreThe 2019 No More Harm National Conference will be held at QT Gold Coast on Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 March. The aim of this national conference is to broaden our understanding of bullying, harassment and discrimination and the effects in the...
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