Mental health
Shannon is terminally ill. In a trailblazing trial, she took a white pill
Groundbreaking Australian research offers hope that a psychedelic drug may help ease end-of-life fears, anxiety and depression.
- by Kate Cole-Adams
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The February 24 Edition
Australia’s psychedelic world-first | One monk’s 11-year wait for love | Reviving a city relic for art’s sake | Facing the death of a “broken” mother
The latest Euro trend: doing nothing on purpose
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Deborah Cooke, Melissa Singer, Nicole Abadee, Melissa Fyfe and Frances Mocnik
Part of me hoped, many times, that my mum would die. Last week, she did
Abusive, loving, cruel, warm … when an unpredictable mother suddenly departs, she leaves her daughter in a tangle of emotions.
- by Rosie Waterland
How Brisbane can grow while bringing people together
Brisbane may have shrugged off its “big country town” label, but planning decisions will determine whether it retains its sense of community.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Hospitals
These hospital beds could have saved Josh. They were never built
Plans to build a specialist unit on Sydney’s northern beaches have been abandoned despite the state government committing $7.5 million to the project.
- by Angus Thomson and Laura Banks
Violence, anxiety in students as young as 5: Marks of the COVID generation
In part two of this series, experts discuss reports of students struggling and teachers being physically attacked in the aftermath of school closures during the pandemic.
- by Jordan Baker and Lucy Carroll
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Coronavirus pandemic
The COVID Generation
The government ordered the shutdown of schools during COVID, disrupting the social and educational progress of children. The impacts are profound and ongoing.
‘We made the wrong decisions’: COVID-era mass school closures condemned
Closing Sydney’s schools was one of the biggest – and most controversial – calls made during the pandemic. But was it really necessary?
- by Jordan Baker and Lucy Carroll
Wonder drug or placebo: The confounding case of medicinal cannabis
Iraq War veteran Derek Pyrah says medicinal cannabis did wonders for his PTSD. Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick swears by it for chronic pain. But many experts say the research doesn’t stack up.
- by Jewel Topsfield
‘What’s bubbling underneath’: Showing teen boys how to master emotion and empathy
Former rugby player Hunter Johnson is today tackling different terrain: helping the next generation of young men handle tricky feelings.
- by Melissa Fyfe