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This policy could make women’s super more vulnerable to financial abuse

Australia’s opposition says early access to superannuation is an election policy for the party’s campaign. But we’ve already seen it makes women vulnerable to economic abuse

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Health & Wellbeing

From personalised health to public policy: the latest in medical and wellbeing research and innovation.

  1. 24 November 2023 – Blood Cancer, Cancer, Healthcare, Nursing, Wellbeing

    Our duty of care to those who care

    To ensure the wellbeing of cancer healthcare workers, with upcoming workforce shortages, comprehensive support is essential say University of Melbourne experts

  2. 21 November 2023 – Education, Indigenous Health, Indigenous Knowledge, Medical Education, Medicine

    Australia needs to value Indigenous knowledge in medical education

    University of Melbourne PhD candidate Paul Saunders is bringing Indigenous and inter-cultural capabilities into medical practice to inspire generational change.

  3. 16 November 2023 – Babies, Parents, Premature Birth, Public Policy

    Parents of premature babies are being left behind

    The Australian paid parental leave scheme has no provision for babies born prematurely or unwell, it’s time for a change say University of Melbourne experts

  4. 9 November 2023 – Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Women, Women's Health

    5 things you didn’t realise you need to know about perimenopause

    Imogen Crump's perimenopausal hot flush on live TV has started a national conversation about normalising the symptoms, says University of Melbourne expert.

  5. 1 November 2023 – Cancer, DNA, Genetics, Genomics, Illumina - University of Melbourne Partnership

    The future of cancer is very personal

    Precision medicine allows us to understand cancer at an individual level and develop treatments for their disease, explains a University of Melbourne expert.

  6. 26 October 2023 – Anxiety, Children, Doctors, General Practice, Mental Health

    Supporting Australian doctors to help kids with anxiety

    In an Australian first, new guidelines for health professionals are designed to help manage anxiety in our young people, say University of Melbourne experts.

  7. 23 October 2023 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Politics, Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Psychology, Referendum

    Reconciling the unreconcilable

    University of Melbourne experts ask how we process emotions about Australia's 'no' result to enshrine a Voice to Parliament - as individuals and as a society?

  8. 17 October 2023 – Mental Health, Psychology, Research, Training, Workplace Health and Safety

    Mental health first aid training works

    Despite recent reports, mental health first aid training has benefits for trainees and people dealing with mental ill health say University of Melbourne experts

  9. 12 October 2023 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Indigenous History, Australian Politics, Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Referendum

    The 3 big lies of the no campaign

    As Australians vote on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the no campaign has used lies to confuse a very simple question says University of Melbourne expert.

  10. 16 October 2023 – Carers, Disability, Families, Mental Health, Stress

    Caring for the carers

    National Carers Week is a time to think about the unpaid work done by millions caring for loved ones with mental ill health say University of Melbourne experts.