Relationships Australia Blog
Good Choices
by (Rev) Karen Paull5 December 2018‘And the winner of most items in their handbag is…Karen!’ My embarrassing ‘win’ was many years ago now, but was symptomatic of a tendency to be over-prepared. Although my handbag is lighter these days, unnecessary details and...
Loneliness is a health issue – how do we ensure programs to tackle it are successful?
By Dr Michelle H Lim 28 November, 2018 The Australian Government has announced in its budget $46 million towards the community visitors scheme which is designed to reduce loneliness in older adults. Recently, Tracey Crouch was appointed the United Kingdom’s first...
Loneliness and the transformative power of relationships – our 2017-18 Annual Report
Andrew Bickerdike20 November 2018Helping give people the skills to build and sustain the meaningful relationships they need is at the heart of what we do at Relationships Australia, and we believe this work is part of the answer to tackling Australia’s loneliness...
Why do lonely people visit the GP more often?
By Dr Tegan Cruwys and Associate Professor Genevieve Dingle14 November 2018Most GPs struggle with the so-called “frequent attenders”: the 10 per cent of patients who account for as many as 50 per cent of appointments[i]. These patients typically have complex and...
Compassion, engagement and connection – how we end loneliness
Hugh Mackay7 November, 2018The deepest truth about human beings also happens to be the sweetest and noblest truth about us: we are social beings. We absolutely need each other. We depend utterly on neighbourhoods, communities, families, groups of all kinds to nurture...
Relationships Australia Loneliness Podcast
Alison Brook31 October 2018Australia is in the midst of a loneliness crisis, with many in our population experiencing a deficit of social connection. That is, they do not enjoy sufficient meaningful relationships in their lives to sustain and nurture them,...
The Australian experience of loneliness
Alison Brook 25 October 2018 In September this year, Relationships Australia released new research based on the findings from 16 waves of Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia survey data from 2001-2016 that identifies which Australians are most likely to...
Welcome to our Blog
Alison Brook24 October 2018This is where we want you to turn each week to read an engaging, challenging, thoughtful and informative piece of writing on issues that impact on relationships - with families and loved ones, friends and neighbours or the broader...
Media Releases
Media Release - Celebrating Connected Communities throughout Australia - 4 May 2021 Media Release - Families Un-Locked International Survey - 23 November 2020 Today Relationships Australia is joining the international research study Families Un-locked: Relationships...
Funding Boost for Children’s Contact Services
Relationships Australia would like to acknowledge the work of the retiring Attorney-General, Ms Nicola Roxon MP, who last week announced a $4 million funding boost into Children’s Contact Services, and to welcome the incoming Attorney-General, Mr Mark Dreyfus QC...