Details of self-harm and attempted suicide featured in an article on the front page of The Age by Geoff Strong 'Life on the land - a tale of drought, despair', 10.09.05.

SANE Australia wrote to Mr Strong on 15.09.05, referring him to the Australian Government's guidelines on reporting suicide and mental illness. The guidelines advise that media reports should avoid detailed discussion of the method of self-harm to reduce the potential for imitation.