After my brother died,one of the most simple ‘death admin’ tasks was the hardest

After my brother died,one of the most simple ‘death admin’ tasks was the hardest

On my to-do list sits one job that’s been there for months and hasn’t been ticked off.

  • byBella Brennan

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‘The hardest time of my life’:How grief and loss changed Pat Cummins

‘The hardest time of my life’:How grief and loss changed Pat Cummins

The Australian cricket captain has spoken frankly about the loss of his mother last year,and how the experience has shaped the way he leads the national team and raises his own family.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Natasha died after taking frog toxin. She didn’t know it could kill

Natasha died after taking frog toxin. She didn’t know it could kill

The 39-year-old fell unconscious moments after the poisonous secretions were dabbed into burn marks on her skin in a healing ritual in Mullumbimby.

  • byMegan Gorrey
WA man fights for right to ‘die with dignity’ in first-of-its-kind SAT hearing

WA man fights for right to ‘die with dignity’ in first-of-its-kind SAT hearing

The State Administrative Tribunal sought free legal representation for the man,who in a state first challenged a decision not to let him die when he wanted.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Gene therapy,blood transfusions,stool monitoring:The Sydneysiders trying to escape death

Gene therapy,blood transfusions,stool monitoring:The Sydneysiders trying to escape death

Tech billionaire Bryan Johnson is convinced he’ll be able to cheat death. His “Don’t Die” movement has hit Australia,and Sydneysiders are signing up to his regime.

  • byAmber Schultz
Euthanasia advocates slam state review for ruling out expansion

Euthanasia advocates slam state review for ruling out expansion

Victoria’s Health Department has said it will “not consider” expanding the scheme to people with dementia,or permit doctors to initiate conversations about voluntary assisted dying with terminally ill patients.

  • byHenrietta Cook
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Rise in Queensland baby deaths sparks review

Rise in Queensland baby deaths sparks review

Queensland has recorded Australia’s second-highest number of stillbirths and baby deaths within 28 days of delivery,and Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has ordered a review to identify potential causes and recommendations.

  • bySavannah Meacham
In her grief,she forgot to collect her father’s ashes. So she made a film about it

In her grief,she forgot to collect her father’s ashes. So she made a film about it

Actor Georgina Haig was always late,and it drove her dad nuts. But he had the last laugh,and inspired her first film as director – and now it’s up for an award.

  • byKarl Quinn
There’s a new word for the fear of dying alone. It won’t apply to me

There’s a new word for the fear of dying alone. It won’t apply to me

Monatophobia means our terror of confronting the thing we dread most without the support of loved ones – the kind of death I wouldn’t mind for myself.

  • bySusan Francis
‘I’m a bit of a mush bucket’:Derryn Hinch on love and his four (or five?) marriages

‘I’m a bit of a mush bucket’:Derryn Hinch on love and his four (or five?) marriages

The journalist and former federal senator on why he loves commitment,what he saw when he “died” and ageism in politics.

  • byBenjamin Law
WA hopes of lowest road toll in a decade dashed by horror Christmas break

WA hopes of lowest road toll in a decade dashed by horror Christmas break

Nearly half those that died in 2023 on WA roads were not wearing seatbelts.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt