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 #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

DEAD AIR #93

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

Sarira in the Quan Am Bodhisattva statue, Linh An Tu Pagoda, Dalat, Vietnam. More info about these cremation remnants HERE and HERE

Taboo Education YouTube - ‘Dating Disaster: 3 Common Major Mistakes Widow/Widowers Make When Dating After Loss’

Exhibition: Darren Sylvester ‘The Heads of Snowmen’ at Neon Park, Brunswick. 1-24 Feb 2024

Artist: Kat Rae, and her work in the 2023 CAM experimental print prize. Read more HERE

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday (not Saturday!) 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: A Man from the Earth – Boris & Uniform / my hope renders me a fool – BIG|BRAVE / Want – Divide and Dissolve