DEAD AIR #112

‘Funeral industry insiders and bereaved families paint shocking picture of sector’ - ABC Background Briefing

Births, Deaths, Marriages Background Briefing podcast.

Life Rites Funerals response to above article on Instagram @liferitesfunerals

 Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed: ‘I’m totally, 100%, sadly addicted’ - The Guardian

BOOK: ‘How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom’ By Johanna Hedva

ASIA TOPA EVENT: ‘Opera for the Dead’. A contemporary Chinese cyber-opera that reimagines the connection between life and death. Melbourne, 21 - 23 February 2025 BOOK HERE

Castlemaine Fringe Festival opportunities - Good Grief Workshops: at the Northern Arts Hotel, hosted by Art-full Living. Over three Saturdays - 1st, 8th & 15th March, 11am–1pm. Frida Artist Call Out: EOI open now. Artists are invited to submit works in conversation with the life, death and art of Frida Kahlo.

CONFERENCE: “The Evolution of Palliative Care – Where to next?” International Palliative Care Conference “Kaleidoscope” 16 & 17 May 2025, Convention Centre Dublin. The 17th Kaleidoscope Conference, hosted by St. Francis Hospice Dublin.

DEAD AIR #111

Notes from the ‘Death care for the Australian LGBTQI community’ online talk (Sat 7 Dec).

d’Vine Creations Coffins - regenerative coffin weaving, NSW.

Your Path Guide partnering with Travel Managers Australia. A travel service assisting with final trips and bucket list destinations.

Online Book Talk: “Faithful Unto Death: Pet cemeteries and Animal Memorials with Writer and Photographer Dr. Paul Koudounaris” – Morbid Anatomy Museum. Fri 13 Dec, 11.30 AM AEDT (Thur 12 Dec, 8:30 PM ET/NYC time). Buy the book on Booktopia. 

Research Article: Becoming a Bone Buddha: Fragmenting and Remaking Death Rites in Contemporary Japan by Hannah Gould.

IN PERSON: Expiry D8, at MPavilion, Melbourne. Thu 12 Dec, 6:30-9:30 pm. Book HERE

16 Days of Activism - We Can Change the Story Loddon Mallee. Choose Respect.

Guide to assisting others struggling through the holiday season, RUOK?

TRACKS: Every Night – Paul McCartney / Lily and Parrots – Sun Kil Moon / Myrrh – The Church

DEAD AIR #110

A Guide to Writing on Death, Dying, and Grief – Talk Death

Blueprint drawn up to deliver ‘unprecedented transformation’ of end of life care - The Guardian

ELDAC (End of Life Directions for Aged Care) - Overview of Voluntary Assisted Dying in Australian States and Territories.

‘Enduring grace and the truth of our belonging’ by Chloe Hope, Death & Birds - Substack 

ONLINE: Exploring the Masculine Response to Death and Grief - Wed 4 Dec, 7-8.30pm AEDT Register HERE

 IN PERSON: Expiry D8, at MPavilion, Melbourne - Thu 5 Dec, 6:30-9:30 pm & Thu 12 Dec 2024, 6:30-9:30 pm

 ONLINE: Death care for the Australian LGBTQIA+ community - Sat 7 Dec, 9-11am AEDT Register HERE

TRACKS: Paranoia – C.C.T.V / Young & Successful – DIÄT / Hey Mr. Dogman! – Powerplant / The Lottery – Uranium Club