The head of Australia's peak mental health body has resigned over what he labelled the Albanese government's inaction following decades of underfunding and inattention. Matt Berriman's resignation comes a little more than a week after a 40-year-old man with mental health problems attacked shoppers in Sydney killing six people, mostly women, with some critics saying the man fell between gaps in the system.
Mental health services have been struggling to cope with demand after the pandemic forced many into long isolation periods that harmed their wellbeing.
