82-year-old man who wants to learn to swim has his wish fulfilled

Is it morbid to enjoy reading about dead people? Their obituaries, that is. Well, whether or not it is, I do. So, of course, the regular obituary page in The Sydney Morning Herald is a must-read for me, as is that page in its sister paper, The Age, when I’m in Melbourne. This page, in... Read More

In a deeply moving piece, writer Michael Preston shares the story of Alice, an aged care resident whose life was forever changed by the Blitz during the Second World War. Read More

5 years ago, almost to the day, an 83 year old woman passed away in a Melbourne home containing her son and daughter in-law as well as her grandchildren. As idealistic as this may seem initially, make no mistake about it, this was more like a nightmare. The woman, who can not be named, was... Read More