ABC Feeds12m ago

The Sapphires singer Naomi Mayers remembered for leading Aboriginal healthcare
By Shannon Corvo

Dr Naomi Mayers helped establish the first Aboriginal medical services in Australia, turning self-determination into a model of care across the country. Her death came days before Wiradjuri woman and "fierce trailblazer" Ann Weldon.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/dr-naomi-mayers-aboriginal-health-leader-the-sapphires-singer/106534236

#DeathandDying #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #Health #ShannonCorvo

The Sapphires singer Naomi Mayers remembered for leading Aboriginal healthcare

Dr Naomi Mayers helped establish the first Aboriginal medical services in Australia, turning self-determination into a model of care across the country. Her death came days before Wiradjuri woman and "fierce trailblazer" Ann Weldon.

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As a celebrant, I prefer funerals to weddings. This is why | Jackie Bailey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/celebrant-funerals-weddings #Bereavement #Weddings #DeathAndDying #AustraliaNews #IndigenousAustralians
As a celebrant, I prefer funerals to weddings. This is why

Perhaps my work is still about my healing – remembering the sacred fragility, the passing nature, the end date in sight

The Guardian
ABC Feeds1d ago

Body found after house fire in north-west Tasmania
By Monty Jacka

Firefighters believe the body is that of the resident of the Devonport property.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-06/one-dead-in-devonport-tas-house-fire/106534326

#HouseFires #Fires #DeathandDying #Police #MontyJacka

Body found after house fire in north-west Tasmania

Firefighters believe the body is that of the resident of the Devonport property.

World news | The Guardian1d ago
Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/05/funeral-costs-uk-iran-war #Money #DeathAndDying #UkNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #Inflation #WorldNews #Bereavement #UkCostOfLivingCrisis
Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK

The average traditional funeral now costs £4,623 – up 1.3% since January – says report from Pure Cremation

The Guardian
Climate crisis | The Guardian2d ago
How a mother turned her drowned daughter’s passion into a thriving patisserie https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/germany-patisserie-johanna-orth-bereaved-parents-ahr-valley-floods #Germany #DeathAndDying #Flooding #Family #Environment #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #Europe #WorldNews #LifeAndStyle
How a mother turned her drowned daughter’s passion into a thriving patisserie

Hamburg shop set up in tribute to aspiring pastry chef becomes ‘happy’ pilgrimage site for grieving parents

The Guardian
ABC Feeds2d ago

A full church cemetery leaves locals with nowhere nearby to be buried
By Mackenzie Archer

The Anglican church in a small northern Tasmanian town has exhausted all its cemetery space after selling off land to accommodate new social and affordable housing.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/campbell-town-cemetery-full-northern-midlands-council/106525586

#DeathandDying #RegionalCommunities #Religion #MackenzieArcher

A full church cemetery leaves locals with nowhere nearby to be buried

The Anglican church in a small northern Tasmanian town has exhausted all its cemetery space after selling off land to accommodate new social and affordable housing. 

World news | The GuardianMar 31
China to ban storing remains of dead in ‘bone ash apartments’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/china-bans-storing-ashes-apartments #China #DeathAndDying #WorldNews #RealEstate #AsiaPacific #Society
China to ban storing remains of dead in ‘bone ash apartments’

Practice of using apartments to store relatives’ ashes has risen as rapid urbanisation and aging population increases competition for cemetery plots

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 26
Spanish woman wins legal battle to end her life under euthanasia law https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/26/spanish-woman-wins-legal-battle-to-end-her-life-under-euthanasia-law #AssistedDying #Spain #DeathAndDying #Europe #Barcelona #WorldNews #Society #Law
Spanish woman wins legal battle to end her life under euthanasia law

Noelia Castillo, 25, has struggled with psychiatric illness since she was young and tried to kill herself in October 2022

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USMar 23
Why are memorial benches so popular? Because they keep the dead present in the flow of everyday life | Anne Karpf https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/23/memorial-benches-hartlepool-dead-people-loved #DeathAndDying #Family #LifeAndStyle #Society
Why are memorial benches so popular? Because they keep the dead part of the flow of everyday life

UK towns are overwhelmed with requests for more. And no wonder: inscribed on them are intimate flashes of the people we knew and loved, says life writing professor Anne Karpf

The Guardian
The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the NewsMar 17

Scotland legalizes water cremation, giving families a greener third option

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/03/scotland-legalizes-water-cremation-giving-families-a-greener-third-option/