Beyond the Will

Beyond the Will Holistic end-of-life planning is more than formal documents (will and advanced care plan). It needs doing before it’s really needed.

It reflects our values, interests and the breadth of our lives: emotional housekeeping, end-of-life, our legacy and more.

was on 3 May. , and have been entering including risking their lives in , and the . Their reporting has cha...
01/06/2026

was on 3 May. , and have been entering including risking their lives in , and the . Their reporting has changed governments, provided the evidence for and and supercharged movements.

According to journalists are civilians and should be protected. Now something is going horribly wrong. These are some statistics on journalists killed in wars:
✚ WWI – 79 (4 years)
✚ WWII – 69 (6 years)
✚ Vietnam war – 71 (20 years)
✚ Nakba/Israeli occupation – no systematic recording (2 years)
✚ Israel-Gaza war – between 234-300 (2 years, 9 months ongoing)

a journalist for was on journalist killed whilst reporting in . This is the deadliest conflict for journalists since global records began.

The from the Heart was an extraordinary act of generosity from peoples across the country. It asked for three simple...
31/05/2026

The from the Heart was an extraordinary act of generosity from peoples across the country. It asked for three simple and fair things: , and .

The lies and misinformation that surrounded the were deeply harmful. While the national outcome cannot be undone, we can always choose to act with , and .

None of us has to do everything — but each of us can do something.
This is something. https://www.togetherfortreaty.org.au/about

is a strikingly beautiful place – peaceful, surrounded by bushland, and, by Australian standards, genuinely old. Estab...
30/05/2026

is a strikingly beautiful place – peaceful, surrounded by bushland, and, by Australian standards, genuinely old. Established in 1852, its first recorded took place the following year.

Despite Victorian law guaranteeing that of bodies is “in perpetuity,” graves here have been dug up and reused since the late 1800s. This continued as recently as 2016, even after multiple warnings to stop the practice.

Today, piles of soil containing – estimated to represent well over 3,000 people – sit at the back of the cemetery. The scale of this is unprecedented, and addressing it will require extensive and years of work to rectify.

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When approximately 2.75 billion passengers flew every year on commercial airlines there was a small sample study of . T...
24/05/2026

When approximately 2.75 billion passengers flew every year on commercial airlines there was a small sample study of . These were studied and categorised by type and outcome.

Based on the data out of an estimated 744 million there were 16 million per every one-million passengers. Or to put it another way, for every 604 flights there was one .

The most common issues were brief -headedness and impaired vision sometimes resulting in temporary loss of , followed by and or . Moreover – unlike many places you might be are well prepared to manage and handle .

Being with a loved one at their can be a profoundly moving and important experience. However, it's important not to ex...
24/05/2026

Being with a loved one at their can be a profoundly moving and important experience. However, it's important not to expect that this will happen, nor that it will be a simple and gratifying experience - even if their death is expected.

There are many reasons why it may not be easy, possible or provide a straightforward and experience enabling . It may be that the is still sudden or you can't get there in time. Or that in the 5 minutes you take a necessary break from your is the moment they take their .

It could also be that their occurs during active or due to a that requires isolation. Something we are familiar with due to the initial stages of the pandemic.

There are around 3,000 ***des per year in Australia. Prevention for this is very difficult as those at risk rarely disc...
23/05/2026

There are around 3,000 ***des per year in Australia. Prevention for this is very difficult as those at risk rarely disclose their thoughts and feelings to others.

At a population level, there are factors that increase the risk, these include:
- a prior ***de - regardless of how long ago this occurred
- having lost someone to su***de increases risk
- Aboriginal people have ***derates around twice the overall rates, with higher risks for affected children.

Compounding this are the limited access to services in rural and remote communities, and to support that is .

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Thanks to the , Australia and New Zealand now have specific for all forms of covering injury to recovery. Currently...
22/05/2026

Thanks to the , Australia and New Zealand now have specific for all forms of covering injury to recovery.

Currently about half of the people with concussion don't receive the care they need. GPs and medical staff often lacked confidence in managing recovery. Now both countries' healthcare systems will implement the initiative.

This means and mild treatment can be evidence-based and consistent.

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wrote that his immigrant mother’s life was constrained and lacked agency. She also lived with the of the of her fi...
20/05/2026

wrote that his immigrant mother’s life was constrained and lacked agency. She also lived with the of the of her first-born child.

Due to her migration to Australia, her situation upon ageing was also contrary to her expectations and wishes. Older Greeks would expect to be living with their extended family, not going to a nursing home.

Despite these disappointments and her slide into , and then , he was able to be with her when she died. She took her last breath and looked directly at him as she died. He describes her not dying alone as ‘one precious gift of a moment’.

An awful event can bring out the best in people. The community, professionals including , and , as well as her fam...
19/05/2026

An awful event can bring out the best in people. The community, professionals including , and , as well as her family participated in the search for .

Intensive coordinated searches occurred initially, and groups and individuals continued to look over a 2-year period. Despite the outcome which confirmed her , Celine’s family said it brought them ‘confidence in humanity’.

Those involved in the search also benefited from their participation. It increases and highlights the bright moments of , and human .

It also brought the clearly into view: to deprive yourself of living because something might happen, means you’re not living any more.

No-one wants to hear a loved-one has died, especially someone in the prime of their life. But knowing what has happened ...
18/05/2026

No-one wants to hear a loved-one has died, especially someone in the prime of their life. But knowing what has happened – even – supports the ability to fully .

The remains of were finally found by a single individual who reviewed the evidence and decided to search again. In the dense bush he found her phone, then a water bottle and ultimately some .

These were tested and determined to be Celine’s remains. In April 2026, the pronounced her thus allowing her remains to be repatriated. Her sister called it the ‘end of a nightmare’ and her mother said she will spend the rest of her life in , but no longer in anger.

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