Death and Dying

The Italian founded a fashion empire that became synonymous with elegance, style and Hollywood red carpets.

Arnold Carter, 98, leaves behind a legacy of leadership and community spirit after six decades living in Port Hedland.  

The family of an Aboriginal man who died after being put in a "bear hug" is suing his Alice Springs disability care provider for negligence.

Under the careful tutelage of Albert "Doc" Todd, patients at a South Australian palliative care service are turning plain tables into colourful pieces of art.

A Townsville funeral home celebrates the 100th birthday of its 1925 Buick hearse, rescued from a chicken coop and restored to deliver the deceased to their final resting place. 

A NSW cemetery operator says a new cemetery has not been made available for metropolitan Sydney in over 80 years — and government-owned burial spaces are fast dwindling.

A mother who lost her toddler son in an all-too-common farm accident turns to writing and launches a foundation to support farming families.

Nearly two months since the tragic death of his wife and his champion kelpie, Muster Dogs TV personality Frank Finger is adjusting to a new way of life — with a new pup.

A government plan to convert a Sydney golf course into a cemetery will be presented to residents on Tuesday, amid claims the decision was made "a long time ago".

The London-born actor shot to fame in the 1960s and later counted Princess Diana as a friend. 

Remembered as a warm and welcoming individual and Australia's "most dedicated trolley collector", Carnarvon's Jacob Mingo has passed away at the age of 50.

Months after New South Wales became the first state to reform the "outdated" law banning people from being laid to rest with their pets, advocates are urging the Victorian government to catch up.

A NSW coroner finds Forster Private Hospital's care of Margaret Mariani, 88, was "significantly deficient".

Paul Coe, a civil rights activist who helped found the Aboriginal Legal Service and the Tent Embassy, has been remembered as "a giant among heroes" for the Wiradjuri people.

Multiple gravesites are left charred and blackened after the second fire within a few months burns through the cemetery near Fitzroy Crossing.

Patricia Iliev had not received medical attention since 1988 and was severely emaciated when she died in March 2021. A coronial inquest has found her long-term partner did not have any malicious intent.

Australian musician Col Joye, the first Australian pop performer to reach number one on the local charts, has died at the age of 89.

Neil Robinson’s complex medical needs made the idea of him dying at home a daunting prospect for his family. Central Queensland's only hospice gave them another option.

Sir Leo Hielscher speaks to the media in 2010.

In the 80s, racing car Tru Blu was rebuilt thanks to crowdfunding. Now history has repeated to build a cherished replica.