Grief

It's this history Florence Onus will share at Queensland's truth-telling inquiry when community sessions begin next month. WARNING: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died, which have been provided by family for the purpose of truth-telling and healing.

A brother lost in the bush, a sister who never came home, a missing backpacker and a mum likely murdered. These are the families left behind after a loved one vanished without a trace. 

The day after Zoe Strickland's son took his own life, she picked up a Sharpie pen and drew a picture. It would become the first entry in a series of grief diaries, and the birth of her stick figure character, Doodle Lady.

Friends say Coral Seinor and Thelma Clausen, who died in a crash on the Brand Highway last Friday, looked for "any excuse" to organise a party and were founding members of their local Country Women's Association.

Twelve months after the Hunter Valley bus crash claimed the lives of 10 people, affected communities and first responders are still coming to terms with the tragedy. 

Naomi Bowden's tear-stained face brought a state inquiry into birth trauma to global attention, but she and other women say the inquiry's final report does not go far enough and has left them "heartbroken".

When intrepid medical couple Ulrich and Sabine Orda arrived in Mount Isa with four young kids in the mid-2000s, they did not expect their short-term adventure would turn into a love affair with the Queensland outback spanning almost two decades.

An Indigenous fashion event celebrating designers from the Kimberley has helped grieving mothers Joycelyn and Amber McCarthy mentally and physically.

After losing her son to suicide six years ago, Kate Slatter thought she knew how to handle complex grief. But it was after the sudden death of another close family member that she found herself overwhelmed and in need of an end-of-life expert carer.

When Kim and Andrew Baker made the selfless decision to donate their teenage son's organs after a bike accident, they had no idea the chain of events his death would trigger.

Kylie Kwong has been at the top of the Australian food scene for three decades. Now, she reveals her surprising next chapter as she continues to channel unimaginable grief into a force for good.

Restorative justice programs can bring healing to victims' families and perpetrators. But it's not for everyone.

Taking up a job as an embalmer may sound like an unlikely career pivot for a woman in her early 20s, but Sarah Broanda is part of a growing cohort of young people taking up jobs in the funeral industry. 

A teenager gave a thumbs up before entering a family's home on Boxing Day. What followed destroyed a father and children, who could no longer sleep alone.

For many of us, Mother's Day is a time when our hearts are a bit sore. I miss my own mother so much. I miss her humour, her levity, her wisdom, and the way she made everything seem better. So how should we think about this day when grief is still fresh?

Terry was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in her 50s. This is her daughter's message to anyone going through the same experience.

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre says it is "horrified" after the coroner's office dropped off human remains in brown paper bags without warning to its reception on Friday.

While a significant portion of parents are sad to see their children fly the nest, it does not have to be all bad.

Romany's mum Rachel was murdered on Christmas Day three years ago — she has told attendees at one of the many vigils held around Australia for victims of male violence the thought of others going through the same thing is almost too much to bear.

The security guard who died trying to save shoppers from a knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield is being remembered as a hero at funeral service in north west Sydney. 

In the wake of horrific, newsworthy events, many journalists turn to social media for details and photographs of the people at the centre of tragedy. But bereaved families deserve respect and control over the lasting images of their loved ones.

Every day six babies are, on average, stillborn across the country — and the rate has remained effectively unchanged for two decades. Evidence shows in many cases stillbirth is preventable, but experts are concerned that outdated attitudes and data delays are still holding back progress.

Waverley Council says the site of the killing spree is becoming hallowed ground as it works to help the community express its grief over the shocking attacks.

About 16 per cent of all women allegedly killed by men in Australia this year have died in the Ballarat region. It may sound like an absurd figure, but data shows the rate of family violence in the Victorian town is higher than state and national averages. 

What happens after you've survived the wilderness? Gina Chick sits down with Australian Story's Leigh Sales to discuss life after Alone Australia and how that affirmation has helped her make peace with her big, wild personality.