News April 12, 2025
Labor’s faint promise on mental health
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issues an election pledge of $1 billion for mental health support funding, professionals on the sector’s frontline are reserving judgement.
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Life August 10, 2024
The therapy app trap
While the pandemic proved online mental healthcare has its place, the rise of subscription therapy apps is intensifying concerns about the quality of care that is being dispensed.
News October 12, 2024
Why dangerous therapists can be hard to stop
Psychologists can inflict further trauma on vulnerable clients with harmful advice and, according to the author’s own experience, the industry is not well equipped to provide satisfactory resolutions.
Comment May 04, 2024
Letter from a forensic psychologist
“Funding cuts have meant extant services are reducing what they offer. People continue to be farmed into a for-profit system that cannot adequately service complexity, especially with only 10 funded sessions a year … At best we can perhaps say this government …”
