They may constitute only approximately 1.2 per cent of the population, but until recently, transgender individuals have been excluded from society. In a 2015 speech, former Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson said that of LGBTQI people, "the lingering and most extensive discrimination ...

The teenage angst anthem Creep, by Radiohead, contains the following lyrics: I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. The British rock band could have been alluding to the latest batch of ...

We've all likely heard the statistics: gay, bisexual, intersex or transgender people comprise only up to 11 per cent of the Australian population, yet they are three times as likely to experience depression. One survey found almost 1 in 2 ...

“As a uni student who just moved out of home, being able to pay rent as well as survive without a job or parental help was my biggest stress ... the availability of jobs to uni students, especially new ones I ...

Although, in a given day, 80 per cent of children consumed news from at least one source, only 16 per cent of this cohort had learnt how to interpret this material at school over the past year. That's just one finding from the ...

It's the fatal phenomenon with silent symptoms. Now, there's a clue that might help detect suicidal tendencies. A large, longitudinal Swedish study found that those who performed poorly at school were five times more likely to kill themselves later in life, and ...

The same-sex marriage row has undoubtedly offended people on both sides. But, as the cliche goes, who's thinking of the children? Professor Frank Oberklaid is. The Co-Group Leader of Child Health Policy, Equity and Translation at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute ...

Caroline Mansfield is teaching teachers resilience on a global scale. The Murdoch University associate professor's program, the sunnily named Building Resilience in Teacher Education (BRITE), has 5,000 users and counting. Resilience - the capacity to quickly bounce back after setbacks - ...

According to recent figures, about twice annually, a gamer dies. In January 2015, A 32-year-old man was found dead in an internet cafe in Taiwan. In September that same year, a Russian teenager died after playing Defence of the Ancients ...

An approach that interweaves the best of online, collaborative and face-to-face methods can greatly improve professional learning in mental health support. By Lynley Clark. There is growing evidence that good mental health in childhood is vital for learning and life. ...