Sunday, 30 November 2025 16:33
MONEY WORRIES HAVE CURRENCY WITH YOUTH
MONASH University’s 2025 Australian Youth Barometer shows widespread financial insecurity among young Australians, with 85% affected in the past year and many feeling they’re missing out on a happy, healthy life. Affordable housing, youth employment and climate action top their concerns. Most struggle to save, face unemployment or underemployment, and doubt they’ll ever buy a home. Researchers say young people are losing confidence in government action and need immediate financial, mental health, housing support and structural reform.
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Sunday, 30 November 2025 16:31
WARNING: LONELINESS AFFECTS HEALTH
ON World Mental Health Day, Relationships Australia NSW urges recognition of relationships as a core pillar of mental health. Loneliness affects one in six people globally and contributes to significant ill-health, yet social connection is often overlooked in a medically focused system. CEO Elisabeth Shaw says relationship distress is a major driver of mental health issues and calls for early intervention, stronger integration with mental health services, and greater investment in relational support to improve wellbeing.
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Sunday, 30 November 2025 16:30
BOOST IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAFETY
THE NSW Government is strengthening safety for women and children by expanding the Integrated Domestic and Family Violence Service (IDFVS) to six new regional locations, giving more than 1,000 additional people access to whole-of-family case management. Backed by $13.7M over four years, the program supports victim-survivors and connects people using violence with behaviour-change services. IDFVS assisted over 1,700 people last year, including 300 children. The expansion increases providers to 17 statewide and complements broader NSW domestic violence reforms.
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