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Julie CrossNational Social Affairs Reporter

Julie Cross is the national social affairs reporter for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser. She writes about aged care, child care, women’s issues, disability, education, family and consumer trends and immigration. She has previously written for British and Irish national newspapers. If you have a story contact her at julie.cross@news.com.au

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This is the shocking photo of 92-year-old Tom Nemaric that haunts his grieving family.

Tom had a fall in aged care. This distressing photo haunts his family

Tom Nemaric, 92, fell while in respite care but the home didn’t send him to hospital, and he died weeks later.

Europe

Rachel McLean, 49, and Helena Tutoe, 43, both from Cairns queued for hours to attend Pope Francis' funeral. Picture: Sophie Elsworth.

‘Profound’: Catholic faithful farewell ‘People’s Pope’

As the sun shone down on a cool day in St Peter’s Square, 250,000 people came out to farewell the pontiff. See the photos.

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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRILÃÂ 26: His Highness Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Queen Mary Of Denmark attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. PeterÃ¢â¬â¢s Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Queen Mary’s touching tribute to Pope after solo appearance

Queen Mary of Denmark has paid a solemn tribute to Pope Francis after it was revealed why she attended the funeral mass without King Frederik.

Europe

People attend a holy mass a day after the funeral of Pope Francis, at St Peter's square with the obelisk and the colonnade, in The Vatican, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP)

Mourners gather for Vatican mass after Pope laid to rest

Tens of thousands of people have turned out for a mass in St Peter’s Square on the second day of the official mourning period for Pope Francis. Follow the updates.

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In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service in Kyiv on April 26, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with US President Donald Trump (R) on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘He’s tapping me along’: Trump turns on Putin

Donald Trump has lashed out at Russia after warming to Volodymyr Zelensky following an impromptu heart-to-heart with the Ukrainian leader before the Pope’s funeral.

Europe

Vatican Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli covers the face of late Pope Francis with a silk cloth before closing his casket in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Friday, April 25, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope Francis’ coffin ceremonially sealed ahead of funeral

The coffin of Pope Francis has been sealed after three days in a ceremony that marks the beginning of the pontiff’s journey to his final resting place. See the photos, follow updates.

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Shock health fund price hikes – use this calculator to find best deal

You could be paying up to $6000 a year more than you should for health insurance, an investigation has found. Search our health fund calculator to find the best deal.

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NCA 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION, Labor Bus. April 19, 2025. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail in New South Wales. The Prime Minister and Minister Jason Clare attend the Sydney Royal Easter Show, held every year during the Easter period in Sydney Olympic Park in the electorate of Reid. Picture: Mark Stewart / NewsWire

Albo’s electorate among worst in Australia for ‘bad debt’

A suburb in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electorate has one of the highest “bad debt” levels in the country. See the postcodes where credit card debt continues to skyrocket.

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Debt-laden Aussies are turning to plastic more than ever before, with new figures showing an increased reliance on credit cards, buy now pay later schemes and payday loans.

Worst postcodes in Victoria for bad debt revealed

A man who racked up $6000 in debt is one of many Aussies in the red as credit card debt skyrockets by $500 million in Australia. See the worst-hit areas in Victoria.

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Worst postcodes in Tasmania for bad debt revealed

A man who racked up $6000 in debt is one of many Aussies in the red as credit card debt skyrockets by $500 million in Australia. See the worst-hit areas in Tasmania.

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