Shattered explores stigma, recovery and the importance of staying connected. Former criminal lawyer Sharni Sinclair opens Shattered with a powerful message to communities, families and employers: watch, talk about it with your friends and help challenge mental health stigma. When mental health services are under pressure, understanding and connection matter more than ever. Stigma can make seeking help harder, with consequences for families, communities and working life. Compa

One of the memorials we visited during filming of Shattered was the Tarcutta Truck Drivers Memorial. Situated at Tarcutta, on the old Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne, the Australian Truck Drivers’ Memorial gives a permanent place to the names of people whose working lives helped keep Australia moving. For the families and friends who visit, it is also a place where a loved one’s life can be publicly acknowledged and remembered. Its history offers a valuable example

Work related injury and illness discussion during Mental Health Month In 2021–22, an estimated 497,300 people in Australia experienced a work-related injury or illness. That was 3.5% of people who had worked at some time during the year. Almost half a million people, each with a life beyond their job. [1] During Mental Health Month, this scale deserves attention. For Shattered, it is a reason to call for sustained public education about preventing harm, how people treat one a

Researching and filming Shattered has been a very humbling experience, mostly because we feel as though we really have traversed through Australia's rich work history and gotten to know the people who built our nation. Today we discuss Heyfield. Heyfield's Victorian Timber Workers Memorial is a memorial shaped like shelter - situated in Lions Park at Heyfield, at the foothills of Victoria’s Great Dividing Range. The memorial honours the people who went to work in the timbe

Pictured: The Australian Truck Drivers Memorial at Tarcutta - the small township is midway between Sydney and Melbourne. This site was chosen as the township has a long historical association with the transport industry. We visited the memorial as part of research and filming for Shattered. Grief is part of working life. Yet too many people are expected to carry profound loss quietly, return quickly and continue as though nothing has changed. We tend to think of grief as so

At Windy Gully, remembrance is not simply about looking back. It is a promise to remember the human cost of work, the importance of safety, and the families and communities who carry that cost long after the workplace falls silent. One of the most humbling things about filming Shattered has been travelling into communities and seeing firsthand how deeply workplace safety—or its failure—becomes part of their history. (There are literally memorial sites or plaques in almost eve

Every two years, the Invictus Games remind the world that recovery is about far more than healing an injury. Founded by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, in 2014, the Games were created for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans. The Invictus Games Foundation describes its purpose as using the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for those whose lives have been changed through military serv

"Sometimes what we don't see is the real issue." When someone is injured at work, kindness is usually our first instinct. We offer practical help, send flowers, cook meals, visit in hospital and ask how we can help. A broken leg, an arm in a sling or a visible scar tells us that something significant has happened, and most people respond with genuine compassion because the injury is there for everyone to see. Invisible injuries can be different. When we cannot see the injury,