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Women share experiences with perinatal anxiety and depression to help others reach out

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Women share experiences with perinatal anxiety and depression to help others reach out

When Lauren Fisher was pregnant, she felt like she was "talked about" instead of talked to.

She and her partner Alex, went through IVF to have their child, and Ms Fisher had a "difficult pregnancy and a difficult birth" and "negative experiences" in the hospital system.

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Joe Chivers returns to footy after a skydiving accident left him in a wheelchair

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Joe Chivers returns to footy after a skydiving accident left him in a wheelchair

Joe Chivers's first tandem skydiving experience became memorable for all the wrong reasons when the parachute carrying him and his instructor collapsed and the pair plummeted 30 metres to the ground. 

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People from migrant and non-English backgrounds tell royal commission of challenges accessing disability services

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People from migrant and non-English backgrounds tell royal commission of challenges accessing disability services

Anaab Rooble was excited to have the opportunity to tell the disability royal commission about the lifetime of challenges she had faced, but even getting to the hearing proved a "nightmare".

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Government inquiry into Auslan access highlights disadvantages for Canberra's Deaf community

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Government inquiry into Auslan access highlights disadvantages for Canberra's Deaf community

Kellyanne Rosalion and her seven-year-old daughter are both Deaf, but Ms Rosalion's husband and three-year-old are not, so she describes her household as bilingual, practising both Auslan and English.

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More Australians turning to exercise to maintain mental health, but a growing number are ditching it altogether

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More Australians turning to exercise to maintain mental health, but a growing number are ditching it altogether

A record number of Australians may be dropping exercise down their life priority list but many more appear to be seeing its broader benefits, according to the annual, 20,000-person AusPlay survey of the country's exercise habits.

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