ABC Feeds'Generous gift': James Valentine's voluntary assisted dying legacy
By Isabella Ross
For someone who revelled in celebrating humanity, one of James Valentine's final wishes was to make it publicly known his choice to access NSW's VAD laws.
White House seeks firing squad, electrocution, gas for federal executions
The US is one of very few Western nations still using the death penalty, although public support for capital punishment has declined among Americans.
James Valentine knew good radio and I was his wide-eyed apprentice
By Jacinta Parsons
As an aspiring broadcaster, I covertly watched everything James Valentine did on air. He taught me how in the absurd minutia of our lives, we reveal ourselves to each other.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/vale-james-valentine-jacinta-parsons-mentor/106601268
Quick Quotes“Death walks among us.”
― S.K.N. Hammerstone
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The Guardian FeedsJames Valentine showed us what public broadcasting could be at its very best. It’s a legacy I hope to live up to | Jess McGuire
By Jess McGuire
The public grief is enormous but it keeps giving way to joy, to moments of hilarity that have stayed with listeners for years
#AustralianBroadcastingCorporation #Radio #Australianmedia #Cancer #NewSouthWales #Sydney #Australianews #Deathanddying #Bereavement #JessMcGuire
Opinion | The Guardian USJames Valentine showed us what public broadcasting could be at its very best. It’s a legacy I hope to live up to | Jess McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/24/james-valentine-abc-radio-public-broadcasting-excellence #AustralianBroadcastingCorporation #Radio #AustralianMedia #Cancer #NewSouthWales #Sydney #AustraliaNews #DeathAndDying #Bereavement
‘On his own terms’: James Valentine chose assisted dying but barriers remain for Australians wanting to access it
By Caitlin Cassidy
Applications for voluntary assisted dying are rising but Australia is the only nation that prevents the use of telehealth during the process
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Award-winning Australian author David Malouf dies aged 92
By Nicola Heath
Erudite and urbane, Malouf — perhaps most famous for his portrait of mid-century Brisbane in his 1975 novel Johnno — will be fondly remembered for his immeasurable contribution to Australian letters.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/obituary-david-malouf-australian-author-poet-dies/105490366
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Coroner refers Byron death of Melbourne van-packer to homicide police
By Hannah Ross
The NSW state coroner recommends the death of van-packer Jackson Stacker near Byron Bay be referred to the Unsolved Homicide Squad.
US singer D4vd charged with murdering 14yo girl found in his Tesla
The 21-year-old, who rose to fame after going viral on TikTok, is facing charges including first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14, and mutilating a body.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/d4vd-charged-with-murder/106586428
