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Number of Australians taking ADHD medication doubles in five years
By Natassia Chrysanthos and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Turning to national health news, Natassia Chrysanthos reports that new figures are in showing a big rise in people taking medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
The health department briefing note, prepared for a Senate inquiry and released under freedom of information laws, found the number of people taking ADHD medication has more than doubled in five years.
Ritalin is the most common medicine prescribed to treat ADHD.Credit: Glen McCurtayne
There were 3.2 million prescriptions for ADHD medication issued to 414,000 Australian patients in 2022. This is a significant increase from 2018, when 1.4 million prescriptions were given to 186,000 people.
ADHD is a form of neurodivergence, estimated to affect 5-7 per cent of the population, and the medication is usually prescribed to boost concentration and impulse control.
The rise in diagnoses and prescriptions could be because awareness of ADHD is rising among doctors and the general public.
Russian governor reported to police after comments against the Ukraine war
By Caitlin Fitzsimmons
I’m Caitlin Fitzsimmons and I’m your blog host this afternoon. Thank you for joining me.
Question time is now over in the House of Representatives. For those just catching up now, Angus Thompson did a great job of blogging it - read the posts from 2.21pm to 3.29pm.
Turning now to world news, a Russian governor was accused by critics of “discrediting Russia’s armed forces” after telling residents in her region that the country had “no need” for its war in Ukraine.
Natalya Komarova, the governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk region and a member of President Vladimir Putin’s governing United Russia party, made the remarks during a meeting with residents in the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk on Saturday.
Natalya Komarova, the governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk region.Credit: Kremlin.ru
Critics have called for authorities to launch an investigation into her remarks, but Komarova hasn’t been detained or faced any charges so far.
A video of the event posted on social media showed the politician being confronted by the wife of a Russian soldier who said that mobilised men had been poorly equipped for the front line.
Komarova told residents that Russia hadn’t been prepared for the invasion of Ukraine.
Here’s the full story from AP.
Dutton tries to move motion to condemn PM for the Voice referendum
By Angus Thompson
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has tried to move a motion in the House to condemn Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for “dividing Australians through his Voice referendum”.
Dutton also wants the government’s support for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, and an audit of spending on Indigenous programs.
Leader of the House, Tony Burke, in question time today.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
“The Prime Minister has taken our country unnecessarily down a path of division,” Dutton said.
Leader of the House, Tony Burke, has deferred the motion to a later time after denying Dutton’s push to set aside standing orders.
PM backs week of reflection for Indigenous leaders and attacks Dutton over referendum backflip
By Angus Thompson
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed the week of silence being undertaken by Indigenous leaders and attacked Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as “all trailer, no movie” for backflipping on his commitment for a second referendum for constitutional recognition.
In a question time so far dominated by recriminations over the Voice, Albanese sidestepped a question from the opposition over whether he was committed to a Makarrata Commission with truth-telling and treaty.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during question time today.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
“What I am committed to post the referendum is respecting what Indigenous people have said. And what they have said is that they are undertaking a week, which is reasonable, for them to deal with what, for many people, regardless of what ... people voted in this referendum, I think it would be acknowledged that for many people, such as the women who I sat with, who I sat in the red dirt of Uluru with last week, it would be a difficult time for them, and I think that should be respected,” Albanese said in a lengthy answer.
Indigenous supporters of the Voice on Saturday night called for a week of silence to grieve the outcome of the referendum, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to be lowered to half mast.
Albanese continued: “One of the things about this issue is that I have sought to grant agency to Indigenous Australians, to accept the invitation that they offered, that they worked through, that they had, hundreds of meetings involving thousands of people about.
“Now, the Voice was with constitutional recognition was important. Makarrata is simply a Yolngu word for coming together after struggle.
“I think that that is a reasonable thing to say, and in terms of where we go from here, I note that there has been a change of position again from the opposition when it comes to constitutional recognition.”
Dutton previously said he would pursue a referendum to recognise Aboriginal people in the Constitution, however after the outcome, said the party would create a fresh policy platform in the lead-up to the election.
Albanese accused Dutton of “now opposing himself”.
“The Leader of the Opposition is all trailer, no movie. He never actually sticks to a commitment,” Albanese said.
PM accused of ‘vanity project’, but says referendum had majority support in remote Indigenous communities
By Angus Thompson
Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of a “vanity project” over the referendum, and of making no effort to achieve bipartisanship in pushing for constitutional change.
Here is some of his response: “I fulfilled that commitment that I made. It was not out of convenience, it was out of conviction. I believe that when you make a commitment, including a commitment to Indigenous people, that it should be fulfilled.”
Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley at question time earlier this year.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
He also pointed to the overwhelming support for constitutional change in remote areas dominated by Indigenous communities.
Senior economics correspondent Shane Wright reported on Sunday that polling booths servicing majority Indigenous populations were more likely to support the Yes vote in the referendum.
One of the claims made by No proponents in the run-up to the referendum was that there was a lack of support among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, while the Yes camp used advertisements on poll day arguing there was 80 per cent backing among Indigenous voters.
The referendum results show that in areas with a large proportion of Indigenous residents, the Yes vote did much better than at most other booths in the country.
The community of Palm Island, in the Queensland electorate of Herbert, had an Indigenous population of 91 per cent at the last census. On Saturday, the Palm Island booth had a Yes vote of 75.1 per cent compared to the overall Herbert vote of just 24 per cent.
Mornington Island, within the seat of Kennedy in the Gulf of Carpentaria, has an Indigenous population of more than 80 per cent and delivered one of the highest Yes votes in Queensland at almost 78 per cent.
‘No one is arguing for the status quo’: Albanese calls for new national purpose to solve Indigenous disadvantage
By Angus Thompson
Staying on question time, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the awareness raised about Indigenous disadvantage during the Voice campaign should be channelled into a new national purpose following the defeat of the referendum.
Seeking to recast the nation’s overwhelming rejection of constitutional change, Albanese repeated an earlier statement that he accepted responsibility for the decisions he had taken in the lead-up to the poll.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for question time today.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
“This was a constitutional change asked for, requested, in an invitation from Indigenous Australians. I accepted that invitation and I followed through on the commitments that I made,” he said.
“Australians did not accept the constitutional change that was proposed. But no one is arguing for the status quo.
“No-one can say that ‘just keep on doing the same thing’ is good enough for Australia. What has occurred in recent times is now a much greater national awareness. We need to channel that into a national purpose to find the answers.”
Albanese said the referendum “was about listening to people and about getting better outcomes.”
“And these principles will continue to guide me. I will continue to listen to people and communities and consult on Indigenous Australians about a way forward. Because the issues that we sought to address … have not gone away, and nor have the people of goodwill and good heart who want to address them.
“We have an opportunity as parliamentarians to write the next chapter. As government, we have a responsibility to write the next chapter as well.”
Dutton attacks PM on referendum and cost of living
By Angus Thompson
Now to the first question: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has bundled in the weekend’s referendum loss with anxiety over cost-of-living pressures.
He asked Albanese whether he would apologise to the Australian people.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaking in parliament today.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
“Australians are questioning the competence of this Prime Minister, knowing he is clearly not across the detail of decisions that he is making, which adversely affect the lives of Australians,” he said.
Albanese responded: “Interesting to get a question from the Leader of the Opposition about division. The Leader of the Opposition, who has never seen a policy that he doesn’t oppose.”
He then went on to list several measures relating to living costs that the government has implemented.
PM pays tribute to the victims of the military helicopter crash
By Angus Thompson
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has begun question time with a tribute to the four servicemen who died in a Taipan helicopter crash off the coast of Queensland during Talisman Sabre joint military exercises with US forces on July 28.
The members of the House of Representatives stand for a minute’s silence for the condolence motion for Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Phillip Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
Remembering Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph ‘Philip’ Laycock, and Corporal Alexander Naggs, Albanese said one of parliament’s most solemn duties was to speak the names of Australians who had died serving the nation.
It is nearly three months since that tragic accident that cut short their lives.
But while our shock has slowly retreated, sorrow is a tide that never goes out.
The most difficult thing that I have had to do as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia is to ring and speak with their families in the days that followed this tragedy.
While I did not share in the joy of their lives, I share in the grief over their deaths.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles also paid tribute to the crew.
Dutton said he welcomed Marles’ decision to ground the helicopter fleet earlier given that type’s “chequered history.”
“The black box has been recovered, the investigation is ongoing, and we hope that … the Government will be in a position to release the findings for the sake of the families and the colleagues of our deceased servicemen,” he said.
Watch: Question time in parliament
Question time is about to begin in the House of Representatives at Canberra, the first since the Voice to parliament referendum was defeated.
Watch live below:
This afternoon’s headlines
By Caroline Schelle
Good afternoon, thanks for joining our live coverage.
If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know:
- Opposition Leader Peter Dutton walked back comments that he would hold a second referendum on constitutional recognition if the Coalition was elected.
- Leading No campaigner Nyunggai Warren Mundine says he would love another referendum focused only on constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.
- Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia was trying to organise another repatriation flight out of Israel, but said it would likely be the “last flight for the forseeable future”.
- The national rebuff to the Indigenous Voice has fuelled Labor fears of a voter backlash unless the government takes rapid action to deliver results on the cost of living.
- Uber warns the price of meals ordered from its food delivery app could rise by 85 per cent, under the Albanese government’s sweeping industrial relations reforms.
- Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has donned a keffiyeh scarf to speak on Palestine in the Senate.
- Australia’s eSafety commissioner has fined X – previously Twitter – more than $600,000 for failing to explain how it was fighting child abuse.
That’s it from me, but my colleague Caitlin Fitzsimmons will keep readers updated for the rest of the afternoon.
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