Hundreds of students relocate for university each year as a result of limited options nearby but it isn’t always the fun experience they expect.
Long way from home
Why didn’t Oma tell me about the war?
Eighty years after the end of WWII, families like mine are still impacted by the trauma suffered by loved ones.
The virus hasn’t vanished
More than 1000 Australians have died from COVID-19 in 2025. The disease is still in the community.
ADHD: epidemic or overreaction?
Over a million Australians are diagnosed with ADHD, up 300 per cent in ten years. Is it due to better health care or over-diagnosis?
Loneliness in later life
Experts and residents warn aged care can often come with hidden costs to mental health.
ADHD? I’m still waiting thanks
While the State Government is making moves to improve ADHD diagnosis, the slow pace is not picking up anytime soon.
Chat GP
A Perth woman speaks out after her doctor used ChatGPT to diagnose her during a consult – this isn’t normal, is it?
The friends who can kill you
How frenemies are cyberbullying young Australians as described by a devastated parent, a victim and experts in the field.
Break dancing through barriers
Dancers with intellectual disabilities have cha cha-ed and fox-trotted their way to representing WA in a national competition next year.
The hunger for success
Dancers are still feeling pressure to lose weight due to a toxic dance culture and the industry’s apparent reluctance to change.
AI chatbot supports mental health
As seeking mental health support from AI is on the rise, Curtin University will be offering students a new way to support their wellbeing.
Off the canvas
For many Singaporeans who practise martial arts, the battles in the ring help them fight the battles within themselves.
Flower power
Singapore is promoting mental health through ‘therapeutic gardens’, and a WA hospital is following suit.
Designing out depression
With Perth’s suburban sprawl expanding, experts warn that loneliness and depression will feel right at home. Can we build for a better mood?
All abilities, one game
All abilities football is rapidly growing in Perth, but players are struggling to afford to the fees.
Spike in senior volleyball
Teams of seniors will compete in a seated volleyball tournament in November.
Desperate for doctors
WA country towns are offering big incentives to lure GPs, amid a shortage described as a crisis by the state’s peak body for doctors.