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Australia’s Sleep Revolution With Dr Michael Mosley

Australia’s Sleep Revolution With Dr Michael Mosley

Renowned British medical journalist and chronic insomniac Dr Michael Mosley is back in Australia to wake the nation up to the dangers of poor sleep with his eye-opening new three-part series Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley, premiering on Wednesday...

Struggling to Sleep following COVID?

Struggling to Sleep following COVID?

When Jen Martin tested positive for COVID-19 in early February, she was surprised by just how unwell she felt. "I didn't have a fever but I had very serious aches and pains, crazy lethargy, and a hacking cough," she says. "I certainly felt worse than I had expected...

RACV fined for fatigue related crash

RACV fined for fatigue related crash

RACV was convicted and fined $475,000 in the County Court on Thursday 16 December in relation to a fatigue related fatality where a sub-contracted roadside assist operator from YJ Auto Repairs died. The organisation plead guilty to a single charge of failing to take...

2021 World Sleep Championships

2021 World Sleep Championships

The flagship tournament of Earth’s hottest new sport, Sleep Racing, where the world’s best sleeper is crowned the World Sleep Champion. Over two weeks the world’s best sleepers will battle it out. After 60+ hours of intensely sleepy competition, your champion will be...

Paramedic fell asleep, jury told

Paramedic fell asleep, jury told

A South Australian paramedic accused of causing the death of a patient he was transporting to hospital fell asleep at the wheel of the ambulance, causing the vehicle to roll, a jury has heard....

Contractor Renown Consultants fined £450k

Contractor Renown Consultants fined £450k

Renown Consultants Limited has today been fined £450,000 alongside £300,000 in costs after being convicted under the Health and Safety at Work Act for failing to ensure that two of its workers were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely. Office of Rail and...

Lockdown could be messing with your body clock

Lockdown could be messing with your body clock

Days spent inside under artificial lights during the lockdown may be messing with people's circadian rhythms, leaving many feeling tired, moody, sluggish and jet-lagged. Body clocks are set by morning sunlight and evening darkness. Being stuck inside all day exposed...

Asleep on the Job

Asleep on the Job

This Sleep Health Foundation report by Deloitte Access Economics uses a careful, evidence-based approach to convincingly add up the many billions of dollars that poor sleep has cost the Australian economy in 2016-2017. The numbers are big, the personal and national...

Bedtime Reading Report

Bedtime Reading Report

Bedtime Reading April 2019 © Commonwealth of Australia 2019ISBN: 978-1-74366-898-6   https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Health_Aged_Care_and_Sport/SleepHealthAwareness/Report

New Rules for Office Workers

New Rules for Office Workers

New rules require office workers to clock in and out of work amid wage theft concerns ABC News Breakfast  / By Patrick Wood Posted SatSaturday 29 FebFebruary 2020 at 5:40am, updated SatSaturday 29 FebFebruary 2020 at 12:30pm Sitting among a jumble of cords and circuit...

Mornings with Neil Mitchell

Mornings with Neil Mitchell

Dr Paula Mitchell, Managing Director of Fatigue Management & Sleep Solutions Australia talks to Neil Mitchell.

LINKS

These websites provide more information on Sleep Health and the latest research findings.

Sleep Health Foundation

The SHF mission is to improve people’s lives through better sleep. SHF are spreading the sleep health message through a strong media and internet presence, engagement with community leaders, interaction with other health bodies, and an ongoing program of development and distribution of educational information designed for the public by sleep experts.

Australasian Sleep Association

The Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) is the peak scientific body in Australia and New Zealand representing clinicians, scientists and researchers working in sleep health and sleep medicine. It promotes and provides education and training to members and the broader health community. ASA also fosters scientific research and establishes best-practice clinical guidelines.

WorkAlert

In a world where the pace is forever quickening, the quantity and quality of our sleep is vital to our general health and wellbeing and our ability to stay alert, safe, and productive at work. WorkAlert communicates science-driven tips and knowledge with you to help conquer the challenges of staying alert in a busy world, providing advice on how you – as an employer or employee – can keep yourself and your workplace safe.