DEAD AIR #176 / July 24, 2026 by The Departure

Sectors welcome Senate call to remove limits on end-of-life care at home – Media Release

Motherless Daughters Australia - connecting and supporting women, girls, and families experiencing the distress and lifelong impact caused by mother loss.

HISTORY OF IDEAS – Rituals - The School of Life

AHFA - Home Funerals

This year for Dying to Know month I've been invited to speak at Woodend & Bendigo Library. Reimagining Death: A thought-provoking talk exploring meaningful alternatives to end-of-life rituals. How can we approach death with creativity, care, and a lighter footprint? Explore meaningful alternatives, from living wakes to natural burials and end-of-life rituals, in this thought-provoking talk. Discover how we, as a community, can reshape our relationship with death. Book HERE - Bendigo Library: Thu, 6 Aug, 5:30pm + Woodend Library: Fri, 7 Aug, 2pm.

AHFA presents "Global history and evolution of euthanasia and assisted dying" with Dr Philip Nitschke – Register HERE 7pm AEST Friday 28 August.

Dying to Know Day event in Rochester. Meet local organisations, ask questions, explore topics through short presentations and resources on offer. Rochester Racecourse Recreation Reserve, Mon 10 Aug, 9.30am-2.30pm. Please register by email hello@livingandleaving.com.au

Good Grief Lounge, Dying to Know Day: Jenny Blake: What is a Death Doula? & Sarah Byrne: How to Make a Will and appoint an Enduring Power of Attorney & Ceramicist Lisa McPherson: Will lead us in making a healing vessel out of clay. Entry: $10 donation at the door. Please register your attendance HERE Sat 8 Aug, 11am–2pm, Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker Street, Castlemaine.

Great Stupa Death Festival A day to come together as a community to reflect, connect and celebrate life. Sat 15 Aug, 11am-3pm, Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Myers Flat, FREE.

TRACKS: Great Radio – Bongwater / Processing Grief, Transcedens – Stine Janvin

DEAD AIR #175 / July 13, 2026 by The Departure

‘We know how to mourn other humans – but what about ecological grief?’ – The Guardian

‘Why Your Business Will Collapse After You Die’ Taboo Education - YouTube

Taboo Education is crowdfunding for an upcoming book, ‘But It Would Never Happen To Me’. Make a donation through the Australian Cultural Fund website HERE

Reflections on the Death Down Under: Toward an Australian Death Studies symposium (Fri 10 July) in Naarm/Melbourne with Bec Lyons.

Great Stupa Death Festival A day to come together as a community to reflect, connect and celebrate life. Sat 15 Aug, 11am-3pm, Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Myers Flat, FREE.

This year for Dying to Know month I've been invited to speak at Woodend & Bendigo Library. Reimagining Death: A thought-provoking talk exploring meaningful alternatives to end-of-life rituals. How can we approach death with creativity, care, and a lighter footprint? Explore meaningful alternatives, from living wakes to natural burials and end-of-life rituals, in this thought-provoking talk. Discover how we, as a community, can reshape our relationship with death. Book HERE: Bendigo Library: Thu, 6 Aug, 5:30pm + Woodend Library: Fri, 7 Aug, 2pm.

TRACKS: Songs from the #1 EP launch by Erica Carrot Collision Hole Precious Rose / Rush To Relax / Which Way To Go

DEAD AIR #174 / July 6, 2026 by The Departure

Ambulance bill shock strikes widow surprised by private health insurance loophole – ABC News

No doctor wants to have this conversation with a patient. For everyone’s sake, we must – The Guardian

Receiving the Ashes of a Loved One - A Gentle Guide For When The Ashes Come Home – The Departure

Part of the Now or Never Festival, Revivification exhibition - Guy Ben-Ary, Nathan Thompson, Stuart Hodgetts and Matt Gingold in collaboration with Alvin Lucier. Fri 21 to Sun 30 Aug, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston St. Previous exhibition review HERE

The selected works for the 2026 Grieve Project have been announced.

In April 2027, Adelaide will host the Asia Pacific Hospice Conference and the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference. Submissions open until 10 August 2026. Find out more HERE

Girl Horror! Exploring Feminine Perspectives and Aesthetics in Horror Cinema, Morbid Anatomy Museum. Tuesdays AEST, 7 July – 4 August, 9-10:30am AEST (Mondays, 7-8:30pm ET NYC). $280 AUD. Book HERE

REMINDER: This year for Dying to Know month I've been invited to speak at Woodend & Bendigo Library. Reimagining Death: A thought-provoking talk exploring meaningful alternatives to end-of-life rituals. How can we approach death with creativity, care, and a lighter footprint? Explore meaningful alternatives, from living wakes to natural burials and end-of-life rituals, in this thought-provoking talk. Discover how we, as a community, can reshape our relationship with death. Book HERE: Bendigo Library Thu 6 Aug, 5:30pm + Woodend Library Fri 7 Aug, 2pm.

TRACKS: Get in the Boot – New War / Congratulations – Shepparton Airplane / Iron Man – Black Sabbath