Australians aren't turning away from electric cars, they're turning away from Tesla.
The writer of the article doesn't seem to be aware that any other electric cars exist, and the whole article seems to be written on that assumption which makes many misleading statements.
Chronic pain.
Technically children can have chronic pain, but it gets more likely as you get older. There really isn't anything to do about it, and no way to prepare for it, so no-one really talks about it.