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Health chiefs reveal personal virus toll

For better or worse, life has changed irrevocably for Brett Sutton and Jeannette Young over the past 12 months as two of Australia’s most recognisable faces during the coronavirus pandemic. The chief health officers of Victoria and Queensland have revealed the toll the crisis has taken on their personal lives, and their techniques for coping… Read More »

Increasing demand on services for mental healthcare taking toll

The most difficult calls come at night. Last month, Rory Fitzgerald was working overnight as a volunteer manning the Samaritans phone line. For some people, the darkness does affect them,” he said. Mr Fitzgerald, the regional director who has volunteered with the service since 2010, is based in Waterford but was fielding calls from all… Read More »