Death
Opinion
Comedy
Have you scattered ashes before? It’s harder than you think
Saying goodbye to Grandma was tough, but disposing of her was even tougher.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Tom wanted to help people when he grew up. After death, he got his wish
New data shows fewer than one in five people are registered as organ donors in some parts of Sydney and Melbourne.
- by Mary Ward
No more backyard burials: The changing face of pet farewells
Grief hotlines, taxidermy and water cremations are helping people say goodbye to their pets in new and meaningful ways.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Even though I lived in the shadow of my mother’s illness, her death left me dazed
The ambulance was often there when I came home from school, but this day was different.
- by Rachel Louise Snyder
‘Magical person’: Champion Perth skydiver dies in US accident
Melissa Porter, 29, from Port Kennedy, died in Texas while testing out a new skydiving method.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
We’re living longer, are more active, but could be eating better
New data shows Australian men and women are living longer and exercising more, but large numbers continue to smoke and consume more than 10 standard drinks of alcohol each week.
- by Laura Banks
Grieving my friend, I began crashing the funerals of strangers
A premature death leaves a fellow mother searching for answers in burial rites.
- by Cherie Gilmour
‘To extremes’: Son builds $900,000 Taj Mahal replica in mother’s memory
The two-year construction involved hiring engineers and a local architect to design a building to carefully replicate the Taj Mahal.
- by Samaan Lateef
Woman declared dead knocks on her coffin during her wake
The wake for retired nurse Bella Montoya had been going for about five hours when “the coffin started to make noises”.
- by Gonzalo Solano
Opinion
Euthanasia
Voluntary assisted dying should not be available to dementia patients
Older Australians should not have to choose between doctor-assisted death and a reasonable standard of care.
- by David Ames and John Obeid