Month: March 2022

An Albanese Labor Government will invest $2.5 million to upgrade the historic Henson Park rugby league ground in Sydney’s Inner West, transforming it into a multi-purpose sporting facility that will also host major AFL Womens matches.

This comes after the Sydney Swans recently announced that they will officially enter the AFLW in 2023, and the Giants AFLW team playing back-to-back matches at Henson Park in the 2022 season.

In a critical breakthrough for women’s sport locally, the project would also include construction of female change rooms.

The upgrade is a joint initiative of the AFL, Newtown Jets and Inner West Council.

With professional sport increasingly dominated by elite national competitions and mega-stadiums, Federal Labor values that suburban sporting facilities continue to perform a vital role in our communities.

These smaller grounds not only facilitate participation in healthy physical activity for people of all ages, but also enrich communities by bringing neighbours together to support their local teams.

In recent years Henson Park has had great success in attracting big crowds for Newtown Jets matches by marketing itself to families seeking the experience of “old school’’ suburban football.

This project is a winner all round – for the two major football codes, for female participation in sport and for the entire community of the Inner West.

Plans include:

• Upgrading the King George V Memorial Grandstand including additional female friendly change rooms, amenities, medical and umpiring facilities as well as spectator facilities and disability access.
• Upgrading the broadcast, coaches’ boxes and officials’ facilities to facilitate television broadcast of games.
• Renewing the electronic scoreboard and public address system.
• Upgraded toilet facilities including much needed disabled toilets.

National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia’s response to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the ongoing safe reopening of Australia, resumption of cruising in Australia, approaches to test, trace isolate and quarantine and the vaccine rollout and booster program.

Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly provided an update on the spread of the Omicron variant. Overall case numbers continue to decline in Australia and the Omicron case variant continues to be the predominant variant in Australia and globally. Omicron continues to show greater infectivity than the Delta variant, but with much less severity in terms of hospitalisations, ICU and ventilated patients.

Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 3,136,920 confirmed cases in Australia and, sadly, 5,549 people have died.

Globally there have been over 452.7 million cases and, sadly, over 6 million deaths, with 1,949,622 new cases and 7,240 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge in many countries around the world.

Lieutenant General John Frewen, DSC, AM, Coordinator General of the National COVID Vaccine Taskforce (Operation COVID Shield) provided a detailed briefing on the next phase in Australia’s vaccination rollout.    

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to expand. To date, 54.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Australia, including over 12 million booster doses.

More than 94.7 per cent of Australians aged 16 years and over have now received a second dose, including more than 99 per cent of over 50 year olds.

Over 51 per cent of 5-11 year olds have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the first two months of their vaccination program. Second dose vaccinations for 5-11 year olds commenced earlier this week. 

National Cabinet noted that Australia has largely transitioned to Phase D of the National Plan, with states and territories and the Commonwealth considering removing the remaining restrictions in the coming months, subject to continued public health advice.

National Cabinet will meet again in June 2022.

COVID-19 and Influenza Winter Preparedness and Response

National Cabinet agreed to a nationally consistent approach to manage both the COVID-19 pandemic and the likely co-circulation of influenza during winter 2022, to minimise health impacts while supporting the economy, with following key principles:

1. focus public health policy on prevention of severe disease and targeting the most high risk cohorts for testing and treatments for both diseases;
2. maximise COVID-19 and influenza vaccination coverage;
3. ensure existing testing capacity is maintained, with agreed approaches to prioritise PCR testing for those at risk of severe disease, those in a household with someone at-risk, or those who would likely benefit from treatment;
4. transition to no longer requiring quarantining of all close contacts as soon as possible, with AHPPC to provide urgent advice as soon as possible to inform this transition, appropriate to each jurisdiction;
5. transition to not routinely undertaking PCR testing in otherwise healthy people with mild respiratory illness, and promote voluntary self-isolation while symptomatic for this group, following endorsement by AHPPC;
6. transition to PCR testing for multiple respiratory pathogens simultaneously (multiplex PCR);
7. ensure health, economic and social measures are in place to address the impacts of a possible new COVID-19 wave, including workforce shortages, supply chain issues, and pressures on specific sectors and individuals;
8. states and territories should continue to support fever clinics and other community-based testing arrangements where demand requires it, noting these testing centres should also offer multiplex PCR testing;
9. consistent messaging and communication strategies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 and influenza across all jurisdictions and population cohorts, with a key area for the communication strategy emphasising the importance of receiving the influenza vaccine and being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 this year; and
10. reinforce business and individual responsibility for prevention, preparedness and response efforts.

National Cabinet further agreed that states and territories consider mandating influenza vaccination for aged care workers at residential aged care facilities.

National Cabinet noted that the Commonwealth is investing $2.1 billion to support and protect Australians against COVID-19 and influenza this winter and agreed to extend the COVID-19 National Partnership Agreement to 30 September 2022.

Resumption of Cruising

National Cabinet noted positive progress by the eastern states and the cruise industry to develop appropriate health protocols and common guidelines to support a safe return to cruising in their jurisdictions over the coming months.

COVID-19 Rapid Test Concessional Access Program

National Cabinet agreed to extend the COVID-19 Rapid Test Concessional Access Program to 31 July 2022, which will provide an additional 10 free RATs per eligible concession card holder over the additional three month period. The program will continue under the existing policy parameters, with costs to be shared on a 50:50 basis between the Commonwealth Government and each state and territory government.

Eligible Commonwealth concession card holders include those with a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card; Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold, White or Orange Card; Health Care Card or Low Income Health Card. 

Joint National Japanese Encephalitis Virus Response Plan 

National Cabinet noted the update on the Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) situation in Australia, from Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer and Chief Medical Officer. 

National Cabinet noted the development of the Joint National Japanese Encephalitis Virus Response Plan, which will be finalised and endorsed  by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) and Chief Veterinary Officers in each jurisdiction. 

Consistent with this plan, National Cabinet agreed that each jurisdiction will undertake:

1. to coordinate a One Health response that will inform the coordination mechanisms nationally;
2. enhanced surveillance on mosquitoes, animals (including wildlife) and humans, consistent with what will be outlined in the national response plan to JEV and supporting surveillance plans;
3. comprehensive data sharing on a national, state and territory level to enable the development of a clear picture of the risk of the disease;
4. to commit to sharing lessons learned and strategies implemented for prevention, control, and response measures undertaken; and
5. to use consistent cross-government messaging and communication strategies to ensure the public has clear, factual and timely information, appropriate to the public health and animal health risk posed by JEV.

To support these initiatives the Commonwealth Government will provide approximately $70 million in funding for initiatives aimed at preventing exposure to the disease through vaccination and mosquito management systems, to protect people and animals most at risk during the current outbreak, and targeted communication for at-risk areas.

The Chief Veterinary Officer also briefed National Cabinet on the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease in Indonesia. Lumpy Skin Disease affects cattle and water buffalo.

National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement 

National Cabinet noted that the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement (National Agreement) has come into effect, following signing by the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australian, Tasmanian and Northern Territory Treasurers.  

The National Agreement addresses key recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Mental Health and the National Suicide Prevention Adviser’s Final Advice. It will: clarify roles and responsibilities; progress improvements in the mental health services available to adults, children and youth; establish collaborative approaches to monitoring and evaluation to ensure our services are providing people the help they need; reduce gaps in the system of care; expand and enhance the workforce, including the peer workforce; and work to improve mental health and suicide prevention for all Australians, across a range of settings.

The South Australian and New South Wales Governments have signed bilateral agreements with the Australian Government that will provide significant funding to implement initiatives under the National Agreement in their states. The Australian Government is continuing to work with all states on these important reforms. 

The Federal Court has today clarified the legal interpretation of section 13(2)(j) of the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016. The Court has confirmed that union logos, mottos or indicia, including union flags, cannot be attached to property, clothing or equipment supplied by a Code covered employer on building sites.

Construction company Lendlease Building Contractors Pty Ltd had initiated proceedings in the Federal Court arguing its interpretation of section 13(2)(j) only prohibited union logos mottos or indicia being applied to the employer’s property where that material implied that union membership was not a free choice for each employee.

The CFMMEU intervened in the proceedings on the basis that section 13(2)(j), if interpreted in the manner proposed by the ABCC, infringed the freedom of political communication implied by the Australian Constitution and was therefore invalid.

Both Lendlease’s and the CFMMEU’s arguments advanced to challenge the compliance notice issued by the ABCC were rejected by the Court.

The Court considered the following examples of union logos, mottos or indicia to breach section 13(2)(j) of the Code when it was applied to clothing, property or equipment supplied or provided for by Lendlease:

Posters depicting the CFMMEU, ETU, PTEU or AMWU logos
Posters variously depicting the phrases “We support John Setka”, “Be paid up and proud”, “United we stand” and “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty”
Posters or flags depicting the Eureka Stockade symbol.
The Court ruling has confirmed that all of this material in the manner it appeared on site amounts to breaches of the Code.

In considering the CFMMEU’s constitutional arguments, the Court observed:

“It is not in doubt that the construction industry in Australia has not had a happy history—at least not over the course of this century—of compliance with freedom of association laws. …[S]enior counsel for the CFMMEU very properly acknowledged …. that the “record is clear” that, although some within the ranks of building associations have sought to maximise union membership by means of lawful persuasion, others have preferred “a different approach”.

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On any view, [s 13(2)(j) of the Building Code] has been incorporated to address a significant, cultural phenomenon within the construction industry that has endured for a long time, notwithstanding the very considerable efforts—legislative, executive and judicial—that have been engaged to address it.”

Commissioner Stephen McBurney said the Court’s decision provided clarity for all building industry participants about the interpretation of the Code’s provisions.

“The Court’s decision affirms that the application of any building association logo, motto or indicia to clothing, property or equipment supplied or provided for by the employer, is a breach of section 13(2)(j) of the Code.”

“Section 13(2)(j) is an important requirement for code covered construction companies. It reinforces the fundamental principle of freedom of association enshrined in the Fair Work Act. For building and construction workers, their decision on whether or not they join a union must be a matter of free choice,” Mr McBurney said.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has commenced the 2022 Diamond series of exercises for the third biennial Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC).

AWIC is a six-month course of intensive training, integrating warfighting functions across a range of specialisations within the Air Force. AWIC aims to provide commanders expertise in harnessing the combat potential of integrated air, space and cyber capabilities in support of the joint force.

Exercise Director, Group Captain Matthew Harper, said the Diamond series of exercises enhances and promotes RAAF’s interoperability with the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and international partners.

“AWIC22 encompasses a range of academic activities and practical exercises that expose the candidates to complex scenarios,” Group Captain Harper said.

“The course is tailored to meet the specific requirements of RAAF capability, aimed at broadening and improving their skills, graduating knowledgeable, approachable and expert warfighters.

“Establishing high-end warfighting scenarios ensures that on completion, the air warfare instructors can apply their newly developed skills in assisting RAAF to deliver air power as part of the joint force,” Group Captain Harper said.

The first of the three exercises that comprise AWIC, Exercise Diamond Seas, occurred in Rockhampton, Shoalwater Bay Training Area and Yeppoon, Queensland in February 2022.

Conducted over land and sea along the Eastern Australian Exercise Area, Exercise Diamond Seas provided AWIC candidates with important air-maritime integration training.

Diamond Shield will be the second of the AWIC training exercises occurring off the east coast of Australia, followed by Exercise Diamond Storm in the Northern Territory.

Training exercises such as the Diamond Series help ensure the Australian Defence Force (ADF) remains prepared to protect Australia and its national interests.

The ADF appreciates the support of the community during these crucial training activities and is committed to ensuring every effort is made to minimise impact to local residents.

Noise reduction and the environment are vital considerations in the planning and conduct of military flying. Information on aircraft noise and current flying activities is available at www.defence.gov.au/aircraftnoise or by calling 1300 DEFENCE (1300 333 362).

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has received the first of two Guardian-class Patrol Boats, delivered through the Pacific Maritime Security Program, at a handover ceremony today in Henderson, Western Australia.

President of the Federated States of Micronesia, His Excellency President David W. Panuelo and Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP welcomed the handover which speaks to the closeness of the relationship, shared values and a vision for the region.

“The people and Government of Australia are not only a partner of our nation, but also a close friend. I reaffirm our nation’s commitment to our partnership with Australia and solicit Australia’s continued efforts to promote Indo-Pacific peace, stability, and security,” President Panuelo said.

“The FSS Tosiwo Nakayama, is bigger, faster, and a categorical improvement in every way over the previous Patrol Boats.

“Named after our first President of the FSM who advocated strongly for a united Micronesia, you have our Government’s guarantee that we will use this sovereign asset of our nation to navigate our way towards a more peaceful and secure Pacific.”

Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP said Australia is proud to continue to partner with the Federated States of Micronesia on maritime security priorities.

“Australia has a longstanding commitment to supporting our Pacific partners through the Pacific Maritime Security Program, working together to address illegal fishing, transnational crime, and other maritime security challenges,” Minister Hastie said.

“Tosiwo Nakayama will provide protection for the FSM’smarine ecosystems and fishing industry, and contribute to preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific.

“While the Tosiwo Nakayama crew has been preparing for this handover, the Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Melville was simultaneously supporting maritime surveillance efforts within FSM’s Exclusive Economic Zone to detect and deter suspicious and illicit vessels.”

His Excellency President Panuelo was represented at the event by Commanding Officer of the Patrol Vessel LCDR Paulino Yangitesmal; and Australian Defence Force was represented by CDRE Ivan Ingham, Senior Officer Western Australia.

FSS Tosiwo Nakayama is the 14th of 21 vessels being delivered to 10 Pacific Island nations and Timor-Leste under the Program and will be joined later this year by the FSM’s second Guardian-class Patrol Boat.

Defence is contributing to the Australian Government’s support to the Queensland and New South Wales governments under Operation Flood Assist 2022.

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are working across northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland, where all tasking is coordinated and prioritised through State Emergency Operations Centres.

Defence has significantly increased its support to Operation Flood Assist 2022 in the flood’s aftermath with more than 6000 personnel on task or available for tasking across NSW and Queensland.

ADF personnel continue to provide aerial search and rescue, medical evacuation and reconnaissance, as well as clearing routes in flood-affected areas, supporting communities in clean-up and the delivery of essential supplies to isolated areas.

Chair’s Statement

On 7 March 2022, Australia hosted a virtual Female Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Afghanistan. Ministers from 17 countries participated in the meeting (Australia, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cote D’Ivoire, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Panama, Sao Tome and Principe, and Tonga). This was the largest meeting of women holding foreign affairs ministerial positions, showing more women are holding this key ministry, and that Ministers are actively working together towards shared goals and outcomes, especially the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

Ministers listened to presentations from three Afghan women about approaches and solutions that can be applied to the humanitarian and security crisis in Afghanistan, especially relating to women and girls.

Ministers expressed deep concern about human rights violations, especially the denial of women and girls from full access and participation in education. With the resumption of the Afghan school year this month, it is essential that the Taliban lifts all barriers and prohibitions against the full participation of women and girls in genuine education and schooling.

Ministers agreed to continue close monitoring of the Taliban’s actions, especially relating to women and girls, and to hold the Taliban accountable for its actions.

Ministers also discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the disproportionate effect of refugee movements falling on women and children, and the measures that need to be co-ordinated.

The Federal Government has an important role to play in protecting endangered marine life killed by lethal shark nets and drumlines deployed by the states. It also has a significant role in driving national investment in emerging shark risk mitigation measures to protect ocean goers. 

Unfortunately the Morrison Government has deliberately avoided taking any responsibility and has shown no leadership in this critical matter of public interests. 

The Greens will today be launching a fully funded national shark mitigation plan that protects both precious marine life and people, and is based on extensive evidence from a ground-breaking Senate inquiry. 

Greens spokesperson for healthy ocean, Senator Peter Whish Wilson said:

“Sharks have played a critical role in the Dreaming, song, dance, culture and law of First Nations people since time began. For many First Nations people sharks continue to be important as a connection to culture, songline, Country, Sea Country and community.

“However, despite this cultural and ecological importance, shark numbers are falling at an alarming rate, declining by around 70 percent since the 1970s

“Fixed-drum lines and mesh-nets are designed to entangle and kill sharks but are also indiscriminate killers and weapons of mass destruction to other protected marine life.

“There is no evidence that nets and drumlines make ocean-goers safe. They are merely fisheries devices designed to lower shark populations and provide a false sense of security to surfers, swimmers and other ocean goers.

“Australia is the only country in the world to utilise these lethal and unjustified measures, making us an international embarrassment.

“The Greens have been campaigning for over a decade to transition away from outdated lethal methods of shark control and replace them with measures that help better protect both human life and marine life. 

“In 2018 the Australian Senate inquiry into shark mitigation policy found that the Federal Government needs to show leadership in striking the right balance between mitigating the risks of shark encounters and conserving nature.

“The Federal Government has a clear and critical responsibility in protecting federally listed endangered marine life, as well all Australians who love and use the ocean.

“The issue of shark mitigation needs to be a nationally coordinated approach with evidence-based programs and consistency across states. 

“The Greens have a blueprint for the federal government to help manage the risk of shark encounters and strike the right balance between the role of government and personal responsibility.” 

The Greens will: 

• End federal exemptions used by the states for new lethal shark control measures for the use of lethal shark nets and drum lines; 
• Fund $50 million over ten years to supercharge research and development of non-lethal shark control measures that can replace nets and drum lines;
• Establish a National Sharks Working Group across all states that will look at multiple ways to make ocean goers safer; 
• Establish a publicly accessible national database of interactions with shark control measures, critical for research and education-awareness programs.
• Have the ACCC investigate all existing shark mitigation technologies for efficacy and establish national advertising and product promotion standards 

More than $127.8 million will be invested into mental health and suicide prevention support and services in South Australia over the next five years, following the signing of a landmark bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and South Australian governments.

The Commonwealth will invest $66.1 million and South Australia will invest $61.8 million to expand mental health care services to where they are needed the most.

The funding includes:

• $101.1 million to establish a network of Adult Mental Health Centres (Head to Health) in Northern Adelaide and Mount Barker which will be co-located with new state-funded services including a Crisis Stabilisation Centre, and two additional Head to Health satellite centres.
• $10.8 million to establish a new Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre to address gaps in the mental health system to provide culturally appropriate and more integrated mental health and suicide prevention services to Aboriginal peoples.
• $15.6 million to establish one new headspace centre and enhance existing headspace centres to increase access to multidisciplinary youth mental health services in South Australia.
• $400,000 to implement an Initial Assessment and Referral Tool and National phone/digital intake service that supports consistent intake and referral integration across the mental health and suicide prevention system.

In addition to these initiatives, the Commonwealth and South Australia governments will substantially deepen their partnership in the mental health and suicide prevention system, through greater data sharing and evaluation of services, closer integration of referral pathways, and working together on the regional planning and commissioning of services.

The bilateral agreement will also build and support the mental health and suicide prevention workforce, including the peer workforce.

Premier Steven Marshall said only a re-elected Liberal Government will fix the mental health mess Labor left after 16 years in Government.

“A re-elected Marshall Government will build on our strong mental health record to ensure we help South Australians when they need it the most, helping to alleviate pressure on our emergency departments around the entire state,” Premier Marshall said.

“We want to build a stronger future for our state, and ensuring we have the best health care, closer to home for all South Australians is what we have already delivered and will continue to deliver if we are re-elected.

“Importantly, providing more support and care services to people struggling with their mental health will alleviate the pressure on our Emergency Departments and allow people to access mental health care in a more appropriate environment. 

“This package of programs and services is designed to support and care for South Australians when they need it most so that we can build a mentally resilient and healthy community – no matter where you live,” Premier Marshall said.

As a result of this landmark agreement, young Australians across South Australia will have better access to mental health services, with headspace receiving a significant boost in funding to substantially expand and enhance services.

Staffing levels will be increased at a number of headspace services across South Australia, and one new centre will be established. These services will be well integrated with local South Australian services to ensure a supportive transition for those experiencing severe and complex mental ill health.

Four new adult Head to Health treatment centres will also be established, including a new centre in Northern Adelaide which will be co-located with a Crisis Stabilisation Centre and a new centre in Mount Barker. Two new satellite services will also be established.

This is in addition to the state’s first Head to Health centre that opened in Adelaide in March 2021 and will continue to support South Australians in the ‘missing middle’ and those who are too unwell for the general primary care system, but not unwell enough to require inpatient hospital services or intensive state-based community care.

Care will be delivered by multidisciplinary teams consisting of psychiatrists, general practitioners, psychologists, alcohol and drug specialists, mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, mental health workers and lived experience workers.

Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, said the agreement will ensure South Australians will have access to additional mental health support, when and where they need it.

“This landmark partnership between the Commonwealth and South Australia will have a significant impact on the lives of many Australians across the state, including young Australians, who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Minister Hunt said.

Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade said today’s announcement builds on the Marshall Liberal Government’s already significant investment in Mental Health over the past four years.

“The Marshall Liberal Government is investing a record $7.85 billion in South Australia’s health system in 2021-22 – $1.35 billion more than in the last year of the former Labor government,” Minister Wade said.

“This includes a significant $530 million annual investment in mental health services and programs to ensure South Australians can access the services they need in the most appropriate setting – which is often community-based rather than in an emergency department.

Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, David Coleman, said the bilateral agreement will also fund a new Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre to provide culturally appropriate services to the Aboriginal population of South Australia.

“This new centre will help reduce the heartbreaking suicide rate in Indigenous communities and supports our commitments under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap,” Assistant Minister Coleman said.

The bilateral agreement forms part of the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement, which has been endorsed in-principle by the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments and is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks.

The National Agreement considers key mental health reports and inquiries including recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Mental Health and the National Suicide Prevention Adviser’s Final Advice. It outlines actions to build a comprehensive, coordinated, consumer focused and compassionate mental health and suicide prevention system to support all Australians. 

The National Agreement will clarify roles and responsibilities; progress improvements in the mental health services available to adults, children and youth; improve data collection, sharing and evaluation; reduce gaps in the system of care; expand and enhance the workforce, including the peer workforce; and work to improve mental health and suicide prevention for all Australians, across a range of settings.

The Morrison Government has invested a historic $2.3 billion in the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan through the 2020-21 Budget to deliver significant reform of the mental health system and ensure that all Australians have access to high quality, person-centred care as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This brings the health portfolio expenditure in mental health and suicide prevention services and supports in 2021–22 to a record high of $6.5 billion.

Australians needing support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic can access the Beyond Blue Coronavirus Wellbeing Support Service any time via telephone at 1800 512 348 or online at coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au 

Anyone experiencing distress can also seek immediate advice and support through Lifeline (13 11 14), Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800), or the Government’s digital mental health gateway, Head to Health.

If you are concerned about suicide, living with someone who is considering suicide, or bereaved by suicide, the Suicide Call Back Service is available at 1300 659 467 or www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au

Young Australians needing support can access free services through Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800), their local headspace or online through eheadspace (https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/).