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David Sharaz reveals personal battles as he urges others to ask RU OK?

David Sharaz reveals personal battles as he urges others to ask RU OK?

David Sharaz has battled depression for years. But he now realises he is more than enough and he wants others to speak up when they need help.

  • by Megan Doherty

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'It's something we really needed': widow of RU OK? founder reflects
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'It's something we really needed': widow of RU OK? founder reflects

Maryanne says she benefits from the conversation framework the initiative provides the community.

  • by Mary Ward
What to do if someone tells you they're 'not okay'
Friendship

What to do if someone tells you they're 'not okay'

Should you tell someone else?

  • by Jill Newby & Chien Hoong Gooi
SBS to educate - and shock - with new series How 'Mad' Are You?

SBS to educate - and shock - with new series How 'Mad' Are You?

Could you tell if someone has a mental illness just by looking at them?

  • by Broede Carmody
Trans kids deserve better from PM
Mental health

Trans kids deserve better from PM

Our new prime minister says he loves all Australians. So far, he has a bizarre way of showing it.

'There's nowhere to go' in Sydney, says property developer and philanthropist Tina Tian
Property development

'There's nowhere to go' in Sydney, says property developer and philanthropist Tina Tian

Tina Tian is a unique figure in corporate boardrooms and on construction sites.

  • by Andrew Taylor
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Man who killed Brisbane bus driver 'untreated' and 'unsupported'
Brisbane

Man who killed Brisbane bus driver 'untreated' and 'unsupported'

An independent report into Queensland's mental health services, released on Friday, found the killing of bus driver Manmeet Sharma may have been avoidable.

  • by Ruth McCosker
'A pressure cooker': Concerns for immigration officials after staff deaths
Mental health

'A pressure cooker': Concerns for immigration officials after staff deaths

The two deaths come after a government-commissioned report found many ABF staff were struggling to complete their work with a lack of training and fewer available resources

  • by Hannah Barry
What we get wrong about 'baby brain'
Opinion
Opinion

What we get wrong about 'baby brain'

What drives me round the twist about talk of 'baby brain' and 'mum brain' is the deficit model it takes.

  • by Polly Dunning
The economic forces tearing apart communities and friendships
Opinion
Opinion

The economic forces tearing apart communities and friendships

Once we get beyond our 20s, maintaining friendships becomes harder - just when you actually need them more than ever.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
'Our skin turned bright yellow and eyes went black': Malaria drugs probed
Mental health

'Our skin turned bright yellow and eyes went black': Malaria drugs probed

Three former soldiers told a senate inquiry of nightmares, paranoia, violent anger and breakdowns during a trial of controversial anti-malarial drugs.

  • by Lucy Stone