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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released its latest health overview report on Thursday.

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Australian life insurers paid out more than $2.2 billion in mental health-related claims in 2024 – nearly double the figure ...

New South Wales (NSW) Health announced last Thursday that it had started moving public mental health patients to private hospitals, following the mass resignation of staff specialist psychiatrists ...