Death and dying

Asthma deaths reach decade-high levels and number of Australians dying of dementia grows

Asthma deaths reach decade-high levels and number of Australians dying of dementia grows

Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, new dat...

Melissa Davey Medical editor 1 week ago

‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home

‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home

From old love letters to pieces of string, our homes are stuffed with stuff. When it comes time to empty a par...

Stephanie Wood 1 month ago

‘We thought death could do with a bit of dancing’: welcome to Sondering, the arts festival with its own funeral march

‘We thought death could do with a bit of dancing’: welcome to Sondering, the arts festival with its own funeral march

A brush with mortality inspired sisters Sophia and Camilla Minden to create a unique event featuring a funeral...

Claire Potter 1 month ago

I survived a stroke during an ocean swim. Here’s what I’ve learned about fear

I survived a stroke during an ocean swim. Here’s what I’ve learned about fear

After his stroke in rough surf, Graham Russell embarked on an unexpected journey into fear. Three lessons help...

Graham Russell 1 month ago

‘Patients’ who pay $200,000 to be frozen after death are waiting to be reborn in an Australian shed

‘Patients’ who pay $200,000 to be frozen after death are waiting to be reborn in an Australian shed

Exclusive: Southern Cryonics operates out of a shed in Holbrook in rural NSW. Experts say reanimation is ‘a dr...

Catie McLeod 1 month ago