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NSW government to roll out health-led response to mental health crises The Minns government is rolling out a health-led response to mental health emergencies following long-fought for reform in the wake of multiple deaths at the hands of police. Police minister Yasmin Catley and mental health minister Rose Jackson announced on Thursday people experiencing a mental health crises who call triple zero will, under the change, be connected with a new team of mental health experts who would assess their needs, provide support, and connect them with the care they need. The change, funded by $270m over ten years, will also establish a hub in NSW ambulance that will provide real-time clinical advice to first responders.
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Trust among Australians drops to decade’s lowest point, poll finds Australians’ trust of each other has hit the lowest point recorded this decade, with a new university poll also showing average life satisfaction has hit rock bottom, AAP reports. The Australian National University (ANU) June 2026 poll shows average life satisfaction has dropped to the lowest level recorded since they first started asking those questions consistently in 2023. The report states its findings reveal a “population under considerable strain”. ANU Prof Nicholas Biddle told AAP he was shocked to see interpersonal trust had fallen to 5.32 out of a scale of 10.
Finance minister says inflation figures ‘encouraging’, but ‘uncertain times’ will likely have ongoing impact on economy Katy Gallagher, the federal minister for finance, said yesterday’s inflation numbers were “encouraging”, but the country still had a “job ahead of us”. Gallagher spoke to RN Breakfast, saying the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and surging oil prices had led to continued uncertainty, “and that will certainly have an impact” on inflation and the economy. I think we are living in very uncertain times. There’s a lot of global instability. … We saw it the last time the Middle East war increased.
Minister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on others Malarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets. McCarthy spoke to RN this morning, saying: It is important to see this milestone achieved, and that is because of the work of the Aboriginal and community controlled sector and those involved in the preschool sector. … Clearly, the challenges with all the other targets remain, but I do take heart at the fact that this has been achieved. The minister was asked about other targets, including those surrounding incarceration, which continue to worsen.
NSW government to roll out health-led response to mental health crises The Minns government is rolling out a health-led response to mental health emergencies following long-fought for reform in the wake of multiple deaths at the hands of police. Police minister Yasmin Catley and mental health minister Rose Jackson announced on Thursday people experiencing a mental health crises who call triple zero will, under the change, be connected with a new team of mental health experts who would assess their needs, provide support, and connect them with the care they need. The change, funded by $270m over ten years, will also establish a hub in NSW ambulance that will provide real-time clinical advice to first responders.
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