TV show keeps Aussies happy

Australia is happier, thanks to a new documentary and associated website sharing tools such as mindfulness and Positive Psychology exercises. The three-part documentary, Making Australia Happy, was aired in November. By December, more than 40,000 people had completed measurement questionnaires and exercises on its associated website. At one point the site crashed after more than 200,000 hits. Within weeks the overall Happy 100 Index score of Australia had risen by more than 5 per cent. Well-being increased significantly too for the eight volunteers on the show - all from Sydney suburb Marrickville,...

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