In another significant Australian story, The Age reported that Victoria’s mental health system remains plagued by dangerous shortcomings — seven years after then-Premier Daniel Andrews called a royal commission to fix what he described as a “broken” system. Staff and experts continue to warn that patients and their families are being failed by delays in implementing reforms. The gap between the commission’s ambitious recommendations and the reality on the ground remains a source of deep frustration for those working within the system and those who depend on it.
