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July

Round one: The 35.5ha block at 117-147 Tweed Coast Road in northern NSW’s Cudgen contracted to sell as a whole for $11 million.

‘Death clause’ triggers an extra $1.2m for vendor

“You’re not legally allowed to ask for a price reduction just because someone dies,” said the agent. But one buyer did – and then pulled out of the sale.

  • Michael Bleby
In Australia’s “cure-based” system, treatment is frequently at odds with patients’ known preferences,

Why can’t we die at home any more?

Many people who want to die at home are sent into overburdened hospitals for high-intensity care without clear benefits.

  • Jill Margo

May

At her funeral, says Saskia Havekes: “No one is to play Ave Maria and definitely no white coffin. Those two things I can absolutely say no to.” Illustration by Sam Bennett

Society florist to sign off with a signature flower

Grandiflora founder Saskia Havekes plans to be dressed in white, with a floral scent and a magnolia bloom.

  • Benjamen Judd

February

Who’s most likely to die from alcohol poisoning, and what they drink

Experienced drinkers who die from alcohol poisoning don’t always have extreme concentrations of alcohol in their blood at the time of death.

  • Jill Margo

November 2023

A wave of omicron deaths has reduced life expectancy in Australia.

Life expectancy goes backwards for the first time in 30 years

The wave of COVID-19 deaths has caused a “slightly lower life” expectancy in Australia, but a newborn child will still probably see the next century.

  • Tom Burton
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August 2023

InvoCare is the biggest funerals group in Australia, with national brands including Simplicity Funerals and White Lady Funerals.

RIP InvoCare, the small-cap star that fell to private equity

The funeral homes owner was a cracking investment for more than a decade, but hit a wall. Now TPG Capital gets its chance.

  • Anthony Macdonald

July 2023

How an ink splodge cost a couple their $4.5m inheritance

What can happen if a “lost” will is found highlights the need to make sure final wishes are clear, up to date and easily accessible.

  • Duncan Hughes

May 2023

The writer with her therapy horse Baloo at Nihi Sumba Resort.

Can paradise heal a broken heart? How to overcome grief on a retreat

Horses have long been used in therapy for people with disabilities and injuries. Now it appears they can also help us recover from loss.

  • Jane Knight

March 2023

InvoCare shares were at $12.18 on Monday. TPG Capital’s bid was at $12.65 a share.

TPG Capital turns screws on InvoCare, Goldman Sachs lands a role

There’s been barely a word spoken between ASX-listed funerals group InvoCare and suitor TPG Capital in the past week, but that hasn’t stopped both sides from gearing up for talks and a potential battle.  

  • Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
There were 20,000 excess deaths caused by COVID-19 last year, according to the Actuaries Institute.

COVID-19 linked to 20,000 Australian deaths in 2022: study

Last year, excess deaths climbed to nearly 20,000 in Australia, a toll the country has not seen since World War ll.

  • Jill Margo

November 2022

Over 80 per cent of Covid deaths in Australia have occurred across the omicron outbreaks.

Western Australia winning the war against omicron deaths

Western Australia has been the most successful state at constraining COVID-19 deaths.

  • Tom Burton

October 2022

A sign warning of asbestos outside Wittenoom in outback Western Australia.

The dying outback town where every breath can be toxic

Once a symbol of economic prosperity, Wittenoom now stands as one of Australia’s greatest industrial tragedies.

  • Yan Zhuang

September 2022

Ryan Campbell

How one of Australian cricket’s unluckiest men got very, very lucky

The man once known to his mates as “the Prince of Perth” can’t wait to be back on home soil.

  • Hans van Leeuwen

August 2022

capation to come

What happens to my super when I die?

Single with no dependants and cited nieces or nephews as beneficiaries if you die? You’ll need to take more action to make sure they’re the ones who get it.

  • Lucy Dean
Labor Member for Solomon Luke Gosling and Labor member for Canberra Alicia Payne after introducing the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 into the House of Representatives. Photographed Monday 1st August 2022. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 2020801. FEDPOL with Nationals MP Michael McCormack

Labor MP opposed to euthanasia wants to repeal ban in NT and ACT

A private member’s bill introduced on Monday would end the ban on the ACT and Northern Territory passing euthanasia laws.

  • Tom McIlroy
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July 2022

Aged care has improved markedly in the way it approaches the end of someone’s life.

Why you need to prepare for the day nobody wants to talk about

Most people agree an end-of-life plan would help their families manage financial and legal affairs if they died unexpectedly. Here’s how to get started.

  • Bina Brown

June 2022

Anthony Albanese, now the country’s prime minister, helped poack groceries into boxes at a local community centre in Marrickville earlier this year.

Census 2021: Australia becomes a majority migrant nation

More than 50 per cent of respondents to last year’s national population snapshot are first- or second-generation Australians.

  • Tom McIlroy
Participants were asked to lift one foot and place it behind the opposite lower leg.

Failure to stand on one leg for 10 seconds can increase risk of death

Researchers found volunteers who struggled with the simple balancing test were 84 per cent more likely to die in the next decade.

  • Simran Vaswani
Bare co-founders Sam McConkey and Cale Donovan.

Funeral disruptor defies deadly market conditions to bank $10m

Perennial Partners and Ord Minnett Private Capital have led Bare’s capital raise, with support from ex-NBA star Andrew Bogut.

  • Yolanda Redrup
Willed co-founders Tim Glasson, Aaron Zelman and David Kaplan are creating a death management platform.

Killer investors inject $6m into death tech start-up

Willed has scored $6 million from institutional investors including Thorney Investment Group and Ellerston Capital to expand its ‘death management platform.’

  • Yolanda Redrup

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