Social issues Loads of rubbish Darebin council proposed fining residents up to $1500 if we put our rubbish bins in…Sarah RussellMay 2, 2005
Mental Health Mental illness – being well and staying well Recent discussions about 'the mentally ill' have focused attention on the suffering that many people…Sarah RussellMarch 31, 2005
Mental Health Bipolar is an illness, not a sentence Bipolar disorder is an illness that can affect all of us, regardless of age, race,…Sarah RussellMarch 18, 2005
Social issues How to lay or lie with statistics “One in five Australians” has become a fashionable statistic. We often see it on billboards,…Sarah RussellJanuary 14, 2005
EducationHealth Care Sterile nursing schools limit research Earlier this year, nursing celebrated its twentieth anniversary as part of the university system. Although…Sarah RussellNovember 24, 2004
Education Curse of corporate culture Until recently, it would have been unthinkable for academic staff at any university to attend…Sarah RussellSeptember 8, 2004
Health CareSocial issues Life after life support Data collected by the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society shows that 4% of…Sarah RussellAugust 26, 2004
Social issues Turning homes into prisons Victoria’s new home detention program is alarming. Electronic home detention has the potential to turn…Sarah RussellApril 9, 2004
Health Care Doctors, patients must speak out Politicians, health bureaucrats and medical managers sit in comfortable offices doing deals about the future…Sarah RussellMarch 12, 2004
Mental Health Abusive nurses So inadequately trained psychiatric nurses are being abused by patients with a mental illness (The…Sarah RussellJanuary 22, 2004