Death and Dying

The family of a dying man asked for his records from Tasmania's only youth detention centre, Ashley. They were told it could take eight months — time he does not have.

Temple staff in Thailand were shocked when the woman began knocking from the coffin.

Skye Gyngell was born in Sydney into a prominent broadcast family but made her mark globally as a "culinary visionary who influenced generations of chefs".

A 17-year-old boy was struck by a ute about 2am and died at the scene. 

An architect's desk at Australia's oldest continuously operating crematorium housed a trove of artefacts inside a compartment, only to be unearthed 100 years later.

Sasha Barton has lived though the grief of losing two babies. She wants others to know they are not alone.

Western Australian musician Guy Ghouse dies at the age of 56 after a two year battle with cancer.

TPG Telecom says a Sydney customer died after outdated software blocked a Samsung phone from making Triple Zero calls.

In a two-part series, the mother of television presenter Caroline Flack examines the final months of her daughter's life and what she believes to be the mishandling of the criminal case against her daughter. 

Tony Forrest reflects on his father's love of old tractors as he prepares them for sale. 

Police continue their investigation into the suspected murder of Gordon Kessey on the NSW far south coast, looking for a missing blade in nearby wetlands.

A man has been sentenced to a one year intensive corrections order, to be served in the community, after attempting to drive through floodwater in the NSW central west, resulting in the death of a five-year-old. 

Australian filmmaker Lynette Wallworth accompanies two palliative care doctors researching psilocybin use deep into the Amazon jungle to see if it can change the end-of-life experience for terminal patients.

The groundbreaking primatologist, who died in October, has been farewelled at a service in Washington, DC.

Long-time Adelaide commercial radio host Leon Byner has died at the age of 77 after a battle with acute leukaemia.

Police say the explosion came from a car stopped at a red light outside the city's 17th Century Red Fort area.

From a floating coffin to a bed of rock, time is running out for Kununurra's cemetery.

Radio veteran Murray Olds says working with John Laws was like being in a "sitcom" as he reflects on the radio legend's career. 

Veteran radio broadcaster John Laws has died aged 90. Laws was known as the "Golden Tonsils" and was one of Australia's most recognisable voices in talkback radio.

John Laws speaks to Leigh Sales about Alan Jones' comments about Julia Gillard's father dying of shame.