Shalailah Medhora

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Shalailah Medhora

Sometimes in election campaigns, politicians say things that make you go "eek". For Peter Dutton, one of those moments came days out from the federal election and related to the crucial issue of housing. "People are renters for longer, and generally that means that they're more inclined to support the Labor Party. And then, as their views mature politically, they come across the Liberal Party," Mr Dutton told news.com.au.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Shalailah Medhora |Angel Parsons

Dozens of young Australians reached out to Gabby Petito's family for help after a documentary series on her death launched in Australia, according to Gabby's father Joe Petito and her stepfather Jim Schmidt. The three-part Netflix series American Murder: Gabby Petito became available on the streaming service in February and spent weeks on the platform's most-watched list. It outlined the coercive control Gabby Petito experienced from her fiance Brian Laundrie in the lead-up to her death.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Shalailah Medhora

Every four days a young homeless person aged 15-24 dies, and the majority of those deaths are due to suicide. Experts say young vulnerable people are bearing the brunt of dual crises: the skyrocketing costs of housing and pressure on the mental health system. A new report out today by Melbourne City Mission and Orygen Youth Mental Health is calling for an investigation into these deaths, and an overhaul of the way homeless young people are treated.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Shalailah Medhora

Every four days, a young homeless person aged between 15 and 24 dies. Most of the time the cause of death is suicide, according to new figures released by community support organisation, Melbourne City Mission. The organisation cross-checked Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data with coronial records and homelessness services to try to estimate the prevalence of suicide in young people without a fixed address.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Shalailah Medhora

Ariane Szmajda had a pretty unusual childhood. Her parents had her when they were just 17, and she grew up being raised mainly by her mother and her mother's parents. As the first grandchild on either side, she didn't have any cousins or young kids on either side. "As a child, I was a little bit lonely," Ms Szmajda told triple j's hack. "I didn't really have many people to play with, especially after school, on weekends [or] during holidays," she said.