4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (647+ words) September 9, 2026 — 3:00am A “desperate” Perth mother whose 18-year-old daughter died hours after being discharged from a Perth mental health hospital has been refused a government payout for ongoing private therapy. Stacey Hildebrandt’s daughter Hailee died in January after being granted overnight…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (466+ words) September 6, 2026 — 1:00am A mental health care facility in Perth’s north-east will be one of the first 10 across the nation to transition to a new model, as the federal government rolls out its headspace Plus centres throughout Australia. The upgrades follow federal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) September 3, 2026 — 7:23am A daycare centre in Perth’s southern suburbs has been forced to close its doors after asbestos, potentially from a nearby demolition site, was found in the centre’s garden, impacting the air quality. Parents were notified the centre would be…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) August 26, 2026 — 3:00am Hospitals in Perth’s southern suburbs could distribute iodine tablets to the community in the “extremely low” chance of a radiation spill, as WA prepares for the arrival of nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS partnership. It comes as the first…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1128+ words) August 25, 2026 — 5:45pm It promises to cure stubborn depression, alleviate anxiety, free people from addiction and, in one single-person case study, seemed to restore the ability of a woman with advanced Alzheimer’s to talk and recognise loved ones. Psilocybin – the active ingredient…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1012+ words) August 25, 2026 — 5:00pm Here’s something many of us don’t consider when we’re stuck in a dark and lonely mental loop in the wee hours of the morning: there’s likely plenty of people in our neighbourhood doing the exact same thing. Ruminating at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1114+ words) August 24, 2026 — 5:30pm Two youth suicide clusters in Melbourne’s east involving the deaths of 10 people, the youngest aged 13, have raised new concerns about Victoria’s troubled mental health system. Youth mental health services in the east were put on alert in response to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (926+ words) August 24, 2026 — 4:00am Kath Elliott recognises her former self in some of her clients seeking support to change the way they drink. Many are high-performing, aged in their 40s and 50s, with big jobs, families and numerous stress factors. Elliott describes herself as a…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (845+ words) There was a time, decades ago, that Wittenoom was at the centre of mining activity in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. As the only Australian mine to produce blue asbestos, it played a pivotal role in the proliferation of the hazardous…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1650+ words) Fatal drug overdoses have plunged since the pandemic – which the Trump administration has celebrated. But the headlines hide new problems and disturbing trends. Washington: Early in the summer of 2020, Amy Neville found her 14-year-old son Alexander dead in his room…...