When death is certain, the question isn’t whether someone will die, but how. In regional Victoria, that answer depends less on medicine than on minutes - and those minutes are shaped by local government.TL;DR Four in five deaths in Australia are expected — the slow...
A new emergency response plan in Gippsland puts carers, older residents, and people with disabilities first. Here’s what’s changing, and what small steps you can take now to stay safe in a disaster.
Caring for loved ones shouldn’t require a degree in bureaucracy. Yet thousands of Australians are managing kids, parents, and three care systems that don’t talk to each other. This deep dive into the “care squeeze” reveals how fragmented services are making carers invisible—and what can change.
Dog owners are 40% less likely to develop dementia — but are we doing enough to support pet companionship in later life?