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Aussies encouraged to be ‘death literate’ to ease stress

Not being "death literate" can cause additional stress and anguish for the person dying and their loved ones, warns non-profit The Groundswell Project.

Australian singer Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

British-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John has died at her ranch in Southern California on Monday aged 73.

Indigenous music icon Archie Roach dies aged 66

Indigenous Australian music icon Gunditjmara, Bundjalung Senior Elder, songman and storyteller Archie Roach has died at Warrnambool Base Hospital after a long illness

Kay Catanzariti still fighting for justice for her son Ben 10 years on

Ten years ago today, Canberra was rocked by the tragic death of 21-year-old Ben Catanzariti on a worksite at the Kingston Foreshore.

Fatal Wollongong stabbing, man arrested

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a fatal stabbing south of Wollongong that police believe was domestic-related.

Brazil remains are of UK reporter Dom Phillips: Police

A forensic exam carried out on human remains found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has confirmed they are of British journalist Dom Phillips.

Person dies in McKellar house fire

A person has died after a structure fire at a McKellar residence this afternoon, Saturday 11 June.  

Body of McKellar man reported missing found in Ginninderra Creek

The body of 37-year-old Danijel Misaljevic, a McKellar man who ACT Policing yesterday reported as missing, was later located in Ginninderra Creek adjacent to Baldwin Drive.

Man drives car into Berlin crowd, killing 1 and injuring 14

A 29-year-old man has driven into a crowd of people in Berlin, killing a teacher and injuring 14 of her students, as his car twice veered onto a pavement in a popular shopping district, officials say.

Person dies in Calwell house fire

A person has died after a house fire in Calwell last night, Tuesday 7 June, ACT Policing reports.

Suspect extradited in Newcastle cocaine diver case

A super-yacht tour operator has been extradited from Cairns to Sydney for his suspected role in a cocaine haul worth more than $20 million found near a dead diver in Newcastle.

UAE leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan dies

The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan, has died, the government's state-run news agency has announced in a brief statement. He was 73.

Man arrested over Newcastle drug haul while trying to flee country

A man has been arrested in north Queensland while allegedly trying to flee the country as police investigate the death of a mystery diver found near bricks of cocaine at a NSW port.

‘Minder’ star Dennis Waterman dies aged 74

British actor Dennis Waterman - who starred in TV shows Minder, The Sweeney and New Tricks - has died at the age of 74.

World’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka of Japan dies aged 119

The world's oldest person, Japan's Kane Tanaka, has died at 119 years of age, authorities of Japan's Fukuoka prefecture have confirmed.

6-year-old boy dies in north Brisbane house fire

A six-year-old boy has died in a fire that gutted a home in Brisbane's inner north, while a man, a woman and four-year-old girl escaped.

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