A recent inquiry finds first responders have PTSD at a rate more than double that of the general population. So how are those who care for us caring for themselves?

Queensland's Chief Health Officer refuses to budge on a decision criticised as "bureaucratic overreach" after an Anzac Day flyover is banned due to coronavirus restrictions, with the state recording another two cases.

A Mount Isa medical professional has concerns a rise in unwanted pregnancies and people contracting sexually transmitted infections could result, as services demand drops since the coronavirus pandemic was declared.

Colombian student Angelo Romero, unable to fly home due to coronavirus, is receiving emergency treatment in a Brisbane hospital for a shock leukaemia diagnosis, concerned his private health policy won't cover it.

Health insurer apologises for failing to respond to a young man left fighting an aggressive leukaemia in Brisbane, who is unable to return to his home country of Colombia during the coronavirus pandemic.

Rowing machines and online coaching are keeping these teenage rowers motivated amid the coronavirus shutdown, and their coaches say many are even achieving personal best times.

Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock labels Coffs Harbour's Cultural and Civic Space plan "foolish and rash", threatening to change laws to stop it.

Long-serving Federal Labor MP Mike Kelly ends months of speculation by making the "gut wrenching" decision to resign from Parliament.

The number of positive coronavirus diagnoses have fallen dramatically since the end of March.

A NSW Health official breaks down in tears while apologising for the government department's failures in dealing with the Ruby Princess coronavirus outbreak, an inquiry hears.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the questioning of a NSW Health worker who broke down in tears at the Ruby Princess inquiry was "out of line" and she was only doing her best.

Meet Payden, who is two weeks old and one of 21,000 babies born into regional NSW towns every year who, on average, have a lower life-expectancy than their counterparts in the city.

A Tamworth teacher has developed the first Australian curriculum exploring regenerative agriculture.

As coronavirus restrictions tighten and public venues close around the country, egg producers turn to other avenues of income to get by.

A continuing investigation into an infectious health worker at the Mersey Hospital in Tasmania's north-west reveals the person was only at work for 30 minutes before they felt unwell and went home.

A Tasmanian man who allegedly left his home without a lawful reason and told police he had coronavirus when he was pulled over is charged with failing to comply with a public health direction.

Aged care facilities in all Australian states have recorded infections of COVID-19, with four new nursing homes recording cases in the last two days.

Tasmanian police dismiss allegations, first aired publicly by Australia's Chief Medical Officer, that an "illegal dinner party" of healthcare workers contributed to Tasmania's coronavirus outbreak.

Tasmania has four new cases of coronavirus to add to its tally, with three being health workers from the state's disease hotspot of the north-west.

A female healthcare worker "in her 20s" is the latest case of coronavirus confirmed in Tasmania, on the day Australia's Chief Medical Officer apologises for alleging an "illegal dinner party" contributed to the state's outbreak.

Money woes, climate change and personal crises mental health is the number one concern among young people. But are they more "emotionally fragile" than generations past?

The family and friends of Naomi Williams, who died, along with her unborn son, after 20 attempts to get help, say the apology they have received via a statement from the health district is not good enough.

As a child, Rebecca Clough had no options to play rugby union but never gave up on her dream. She's now the joint-most-capped Wallaroo and believes the Barbarians women's team is a significant move for the sport.

The only sexual health clinic that is free for all Victorians is under enormous strain. Consultations have doubled in the past decade and sometimes the Carlton clinic is so busy, it has to turn people away.

Austin Health chief executive Sue Shilbury resigns after just three years in the role, telling staff of her "difficult decision" to leave after a series of negative reports involving the Austin Hospital.

The head of a community centre which houses Melbourne's controversial safe injecting centre is stood down after several staff linked to other services at the centre have been charged with trafficking heroin.

An 11-year-old boy who was missing since Sunday night on a 150-acre farm north-west of Melbourne returns home safe and well. Police say he was checked out by ambulance officers and was given the all clear.

Miniature yacht racing brings men together at Lake Weeroona for Bendigo Men's Health Week.

A photographic project that combines health and the arts is helping people with disabilities to produce digitally altered self portraits that powerfully tell their stories

A maze that until recently was being eaten by sheep has been bought by a couple who are committed to restoring it to its full glory.

Since late March, Alex Dekker has provided more than 10,000 meals to frontline workers in Victoria and New South Wales.

When farmer Alistair Gabb fell into depression his doctor prescribed him medication and referred him to a psychiatrist for 10 free therapy sessions but it was far from enough.

Dozens of Victorians shared their painful and powerful stories during the state's royal commission into its broken mental health system. Commissioners now have the difficult task of finding a way forward, write Zalika Rizmal and James Bennett.

Some koalas may be pickier eaters than others due to the mix of microbes in their lower gastrointestinal tract, but faecal transplants could help them diversify their diet, a new study suggests.

The wife of former AFL star Danny Frawley reveals her husband had removed himself from treatment and medication for his depression about eight months before his death last week.

When a fishing trawler is wrecked off the coast of New Orleans, the Coast Guard is called in to investigate the cargo found below deck. Sabre-toothed tiger cubs, snakes with legs, bear-sized foxes and other genetic freaks are locked in dozens of cages - destination unknown.

A New South Wales man claims he has been "deceived" by the state's public trustee after his elderly mother's will was allegedly changed without his knowledge.

As students stress and cram for final-year exams in the hope of getting into university, a small group of students prepares to finish high school without having to sit one test.

The NSW nurses' union says a staffing crisis at Shellharbour Hospital's mental health unit is putting staff and patient safety at risk.

The International Transport Workers Federation says contacts on the ship told them there are six people in isolation on board due to COVID-19.

The WA Government drills down on its decision to reject a home and away AFL season, saying the state's borders "would not and should not" be compromised to accommodate players.

Coronavirus has been a catalyst for lots of Australians to speak up about their experiences of racism, but what happens when the attention fades away and people are left to deal with lasting psychological trauma?

A decision more than two decades ago to stop births at the hospital on Christmas Island has had significant financial and social effects on locals in the years since.

A measles outbreak in Perth's south spreads to Western Australia's mining industry after a fly-in, fly-out worker for Fortescue Metals Group is diagnosed in the Pilbara.

The WA Attorney-General casts doubt on whether more than $600,000 worth of severance payouts, made to former Health Department employees embroiled in a decades-long corruption scandal, will be recovered.

Consumers are pushing demand for alternative mushrooms to new highs as plant-based diets become increasingly popular and people seek nutritious meat substitutes.