2024 Splendour in the Grass cancelled – what does that mean for live music workers?
Live music workers in Australia received unexpected news last week about the ‘2024 Splendour in the Grass’ music festival. The North Byron Parklands based festival was cancelled two weeks after the official line-up was posted. The reason was due to unexpected events....
Adoptions reach all-time low in Australia
The number of adoptions has reached a record low in Australia, with young people opting against having children due to rising living costs, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and Monash University’s 2023 Australian Youth Barometer. The...
Road fatalities rise in New South Wales
With more than 90 deaths on NSW’s roads already recorded this year, the recently announced NSW Road Safety program could not come at a better time for drivers in the state. In addition, last year there were 354 fatal road crashes, according to Transport NSW, a 28 per...
Skin cancer statistics stabalise, despite tanning culture
The New South Wales government has expressed concerns about the stagnant results in skin cancer trends amongst Australians, despite new prevention strategies. Data released on the NSW’s health page has heightened concerns surrounding the static numbers of deaths...
NSW regional areas surpass state average in assault cases
Sexual assault incidents are on the rise in the Shoalhaven, with an increase of 11 per cent in the last two years. The region is higher than the state rise of sexual reports, with NSW recording a rise of 10.2 percent for the same period. The BOSCAR statistics also...
High road safety risks concern Wollongong drivers
There has been an increase in the death toll on Australian roads, according to a report from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE). The total number of road fatalities in Australia reached 1,266 in 2023, which is the highest it has been...
NDIS participants face increase in harmful incidents
There has been an alarming increase in serious incidents against Australians living with a disability who receive funding from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), with reports of some suffering from allegations of neglect, abuse and sexual misconduct. The...
Could medical cannabis be the future of medicine?
Medical cannabis use has a growing acceptance, with legislative changes revealing a new era of treatment for Australians. Chronic pain, insomnia and bad appetite were issues for medical cannabis user Nathan Mileto, 22, who prior to taking the drug had relied on...
LGBTQIA+ community more likely to experience mental illness
The Australian LGBTQIA+ community experience mental illness at a rate two to four times higher than the broader population, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The 2020-2022 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing found three in...
Sexual assualt reports increase: ABS
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has updated the NSW Criminal court reports for the 2022-2023 financial year, reporting a 16% rise in assault cases across the country.
Dementia to rise 94 per cent by 2054
The number of people living with dementia in Australia is expected to surge 94 per cent in the next 30 years.
Dementia Australia estimates more than 421,000 people are currently living with dementia. Without a medical breakthrough, they project this figure to increase to more than 812,500 by 2054.
Rates of Indigenous suicide and children out of home worsen
A 2024 update by the Productivity Commission has revealed four out of 19 Closing the Gap targets are not on track, including the number of children in out-of-home care and rate of Indigenous suicides per year. The Commission moved some targets into the ‘on track’...