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'Frugal Foodie' turns grief into MND hope

'Frugal Foodie' turns grief into MND hope

Frugal Foodie Stephanie de Sousa discusses losing her sister to MND, as Jai Arrow’s diagnosis and Neale Daniher’s death put the disease in sharp focus.

'Gets nasty': dying without a will can harm loved ones

'Gets nasty': dying without a will can harm loved ones

'Gets nasty': dying without a will can harm loved ones

'Gets nasty': dying without a will can harm loved ones

Where there is a will, there is a way, except when you die without one - a lack of estate planning can trigger headaches for loved ones, experts say.

Wife charged with murder made promise to dying husband

Wife charged with murder made promise to dying husband

Wife charged with murder made promise to dying husband

Wife charged with murder made promise to dying husband

A "devoted" wife who fed her terminally ill husband with a cocktail of medications to help end his life is seeking bail after being charged with murder.

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As cemeteries fill, Australians choose forests

As cemeteries fill, Australians choose forests

Helen Rafferty would be "delighted" to be buried beneath the Wollemi pine she tended to for decades, says her husband, who decided her unusual resting place.

'No dignity': formal apology for stolen body parts

'No dignity': formal apology for stolen body parts

A state government has formally apologised to the loved ones of people whose remains were secretly taken during autopsies and kept without consent.

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after an alleged domestic violence incident that killed three family members and injured another.

Schoolgirl drowns at popular swimming spot

Schoolgirl drowns at popular swimming spot

A family is in mourning after a schoolgirl drowned at a popular swimming spot.

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'Barriers remain' in voluntary assisted dying access

'Barriers remain' in voluntary assisted dying access

'Barriers remain' in voluntary assisted dying access

'Barriers remain' in voluntary assisted dying access

Voluntary assisted dying laws in Australia are largely working as intended, but issues around remote access and obstruction by health facilities remain.

Murder charge after body found at regional property

Murder charge after body found at regional property

Murder charge after body found at regional property

Murder charge after body found at regional property

A man will face court charged with murder after a body was found inside a regional property with stab wounds.

Deadly disparity for Indigenous people under restraint

Deadly disparity for Indigenous people under restraint

Deadly disparity for Indigenous people under restraint

Deadly disparity for Indigenous people under restraint

A study of deaths in custody has highlighted a disturbing disparity involving the use of a potentially lethal restraint on Indigenous Australians.

Summer drownings rise amid pleas for water safety

Summer drownings rise amid pleas for water safety

Summer drownings rise amid pleas for water safety

Summer drownings rise amid pleas for water safety

Authorities are imploring swimmers to be sensible around the water as the drowning toll continues to tick up this summer.

Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more

Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more

Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more

Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more

Midnight Oil's drummer, who has stage four pancreatic cancer, still has songs pinging around his brain at night, while he rages against the dying of the light.

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

The last wish of a legendary Yolngu film star, a 4000 kilometre journey, and the family who made it all happen are central to a new documentary.

Voluntary assisted dying to be legal across Australia

Voluntary assisted dying to be legal across Australia

Voluntary assisted dying to be legal across Australia

Voluntary assisted dying to be legal across Australia

Three decades after a territory's voluntary assisted dying laws were overturned, they are set to be reinstated and come into line with other jurisdictions.

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Elderly woman on bail over assisted death drugs probe

An 81-year-old woman has been granted bail after being accused of telling an undercover operative about supplying animal euthanasia drugs to kill people.

Bid for law change after sex offender's voluntary death

A dead sex offender's victim has mounted a campaign to stop other prisoners accessing voluntary assisted dying, saying inmates are "taking the easy way out".

'Wake-up call': the cohorts driving record drownings

Australia’s drowning deaths have hit a sobering new high, with two at-risk groups accounting for an alarming number of incidents.

More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after floods

Hundreds have been killed in the deadliest downpour of the monsoon season in Pakistan's northwest, with the search on for more missing people.

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Racing car driver killed during motor championship

A racing car driver has died at the scene of a crash during a motor race championship.

Australian traveller found dead at Thai hotel

An Australian traveller has died in a Thai hotel room with a mobile phone on his chest.

Heartbreak to hope: Australians urged to donate organs

Three families are sharing how organ donation brought hope after their heartbreak and why they want more Australians to register and help save lives.

Mum charged with stabbing murder of seven-month-old boy

A mother has been charged with murder after first responders were called to a home where they found a baby boy with serious stab wounds.

Court tosses last-ditch bid to block Mungo Man reburial

An Indigenous man has lost a court bid aimed at halting government-approved plan on how to rebury the Mungo Man and other skeletal remains.

Police station death could have been prevented

A police officer, on leave with mental health issues, should never have been able to access the police station where he ended his life, a coroner has found.

Underworld 'Punisher' mourned in golden send-off

Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim has been laid to rest in a golden casket after being gunned down, with detectives pleading for co-operation from his associates.

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