In October 2019 the Australian Productivity Commission (APC) released a report stating that mental health cost employers $4.7 billion AUD in absenteeism. The report also highlighted significant government expenditure on health services as well as intangible costs on committees. Over the past decade there have also been a number of reports from federal and state governments on the economic and …
Feeble-mindedness, depression and obesity: a brief history of eugenics and dietary interventions in Australia
This article is part of the series: Decentering Metabolism: Peripheral and Southern Diffractions