'Special place' portraits capture essence of aunties and their stories
By Astrid Volzke and Rosemary Murphy
A photography exhibition in Albany shares the stories of Menang elders, who often have been overlooked in history.
#Photography #Art #IndigenousAustralians #HumanInterest #AstridVolzke #RosemaryMurphy
Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jydyz8z6jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Art 'like medicine' for accountant turned artist after brain injury
By Emma Siossian and Cameron Marshall
After undergoing brain surgery, Cheryl Blacklock can no longer process numbers quickly and has instead found a new life through art, painting faces that appear as visions in her mind.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-27/acquired-brain-injury-turns-accountant-into-artist/106805454
#HumanInterest #BrainTumour #VisualArt #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #IndigenousCulture #Painting #EmmaSiossian #CameronMarshall
Homesick, lonely, newly single: Why people are turning to friendship events
From recently single, to expats, paid and free clubs designed to help adults make friends are attracting people from all walks of life. As Australians increasingly report feeling lonely, these are the people who are branching out to change that.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/why-people-are-turning-to-friendship-events/106823046
#Relationships #CommunityandSociety #MentalHealth #HumanInterest
From recently single, to expats, paid and free clubs designed to help adults make friends are attracting people from all walks of life. As Australians increasingly report feeling lonely, these are the people who are branching out to change that.
'My sister lived here!' A lonely search for loved ones in La Guaira.
'My sister lived here!' A lonely search for loved ones in La Guaira.
Back-to-back earthquakes left at least 235 dead and injured more than 4,300 people, according to Venezuela’s government. Residents of the port city of La Guaira estimated that hundreds of people were trapped in rubble. The toll was expected to rise.
86-year-old great-grandmother loves to 'thrash her ute' doing burnouts
By Nicola Ceccato
Lorraine "Nan" Tuckett loves nothing more than letting the back end of her ute slide and smelling the rubber burn. She travels around Australia doing burnouts.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/burn-out-loving-great-grandmother/106834988
What happened when I embraced the Swedish right to camp anywhere you want
I've hated camping since I was a teenager, but embracing the spirit of Sweden's Allemansrätten — the right to camp wherever you like — changed everything.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/how-sweden-healed-my-inner-child/106706632
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