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Despite improvements in mental health, urgent challenges to help those in need still remain. That’s the overwhelming sentiment from some of Australia’s leading mental health experts.  This year marks the 10th anniversary of the highly regarded Australian Mental Health Prize. As nominations open for the 2025 prize, leading mental health…

The National Australia Day Council invites all Australians to nominate outstanding individuals for the 2026 Australian of the Year Awards by 31 July 2025. Now is your chance to spotlight the extraordinary Australians among us – the local legends and changemakers whose efforts have significantly enriched our communities. Your Nomination Finds The…

Alumni reunions might not get any more nostalgic than this – with a group of 90+ year-olds revisiting UNSW Sydney this week to celebrate an astonishing seven decades since they all graduated. The six alumni are surviving members of a cohort of 17 who were some of the first to…

In honour of the brave men and women who served overseas during World War I (1914-1918), Australia Post has designed two commemorative stamps for Anzac Day titled ‘Postcards from the Front’. Letters and postcards written during the First World War were crucial links between loved ones and the thousands of…

Doctors are voicing concerns about the declining flu vaccination rate and say Australia faces the perfect storm this winter, with an early start to what is expected to be a bad flu season. Flu vaccinations among high-risk groups have been declining in recent years. Last year, only 61% of adults…

Award winning landscape designer Paul Pritchard will present his next show garden ‘Nostalgia’ created in support of Dementia Australia and in honour of his father who lived with Alzheimer’s disease, at the upcoming Melbourne International Flower and Garden show. Following an extensive planning process, Mr Pritchard has designed a vibrant…