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19 September 2024 – ABC Radio Perth - Funeral live stream scams
07 September 2024 – SBS News - The cost of dying is also soaring, and Australians are getting creative
07 September 2024 – The Australian - Even death is becoming more expensive
07 September 2024 – Herald Sun VIC - Big change for funeral homes to prevent bill shock for grieving families
24 July 2024 – Daily Telegraph - Funeral expenses: tips to save money when saying goodbye
23 July 2024 – Education Daily - Call for grief education to support children’s understanding of death
18 June 2024 – The Daily Telegraph - Cost of Living Now Extending to the Cost of Dying
20 May 2024 – ABC Online - Queensland's youngest embalmer Sarah Broanda among changing face of funeral industry
2 May 2024 – ABC Online - Fourth-generation Riverland funeral director Steve Kleemann looks back on an unexpected career
24 April 2024 – 3AW Melbourne - Cruel scams targeting loved ones of those who have passed away on the rise
19 February 2024 – ABC Online - Funeral prices show the cost of dying varies but does not have to be expensive
12 January 2024 – 9 News - Warning over 'disgusting' and 'sick' funeral scam targeting grieving family and friends
23 December 2023 – ABC Online - Australians warned of scammers targeting funeral live streams
26 November 2023 – 9 News - More Aussies ditching traditional 'die and cry' funerals
31 October 2023 – The Advertiser - SA funeral demand soars, with cheaper cremations up as cost of living crisis hits
31 August 2023 – Connect FNQ - New vision and direction for Queensland funeral directors
17 July 2023 – Disrupt Radio - Succession planning - how family run funeral businesses plan for the next generation
14 July 2023 – ABC Online - Funeral Assistance SA, public trustee giving dignified funerals to unclaimed bodies
9 July 2023 – The Guardian - Crypt-flation: the rising costs of graves and mausoleums in Melbourne
5 July 2023 – ABC Online - Funeral insurance warning as Tasmanian woman pays thousands to protect her only asset, her home
6 May 2023 – ABC Online - Funeral home owners navigate trauma, grief to focus on 'beautiful' reward of families' closure
15 April 2023 – The Sunday Telegraph - Plan for Eternity with Personality and Pizazz
8 April 2023 – The West Australian - Australia's funeral industry is crying out for change
8 April 2023 – The Age - How four funerals and a wedding altered my view of life and death
6 April 2023 – Herald Sun - Appearances count as morticians trained to send you out in style
19 August 2022 – ABC Online - Grieving families moving away from traditional funerals despite end to COVID restrictions
3 August 2022 – CQ Today - Dying to Know: Arrangements in Hand
12 June 2022 – 9News - Good grief - Meet Womble, a funeral home comfort dog at Kings Funerals, Victoria
9 June 2022 – Macleay Argus - Tender Funerals Mid North Coast launch celebrates community support
22 May 2022 – The Canberra Times - Tattoos vs tradition as funerals evolve
4 May 2022 – Australian Seniors News - Funeral directors issue insurance warning following company collapse
27 April 2022 – ABC Online - Cemetery price hikes anger Bendigo funeral directors
5 February 2022 – ABC Online - Victorian funeral homes 'planning for the worst' as COVID throws up more challenges
26 January 2022 – ABC Online - Funeral directors plea for reclassification of close contacts
22 January 2022 – The Age - Funeral industry hit by COVID-19 staff shortages
29 October 2021 – South Western Times - Jab mandate welcomed by occupation groups in WA
29 October 2021 – DARE Magazine - How to be a good funeral guest
21 October 2021 – Sentinel-Times - Calls to fast track regional Victoria's 'Freedom Day'
18 August 2021 – SBS Online - NSW Health confirms cemeteries will remain open during lockdown
2 June 2021 – 6PR Mornings - Coroner delays cause angst amongst families in WA
30 May 2021 – SMH - Funeral homes fail to properly display costs, says NSW regulator
13 April 2021 – SMH - Pricing tribunal takes aim at funeral providers for not disclosing costs
26 February 2021 – The Age - Ties optional: Funerals in pubs, bowls clubs, trains a sign of times
22 November 2020 – ABC Radio - Funeral trends; ‘There is nothing that can’t be done'
30 September 2020 – Coronavirus Australia: Inside the life of a funeral director in Victoria
28 September 2020 – GWN7 News - Farewell from afar
26 August 2020 – Bay Post – Batemans Bay Funerals - Wayne Ringshaw honoured
21 August 2020 – The Age – Overall death rates are down - now the bad news
11 August 2020 – The Age – Funeral workers feel strain as lockdown heightens grief and anger
11 August 2020 – ABC Radio – Victorian funeral homes feel the stress of restrictions (1.14.15)
29 July 2020 – 7 News – Victorian coronavirus victim was left in aged care home bed for 10 hours
14 June 2020 – 7 News – NSW eases virus restrictions for funerals
11 June 2020 – The Australian – Open borders to quell the revolt: Prime Minister
10 June 2020 – ABC Radio – Compassion, creativity and community; how a pandemic is changing funerals
1 June 2020 – SMH – ‘Grief on hold’: The pandemic has changed the way we mourn
31 May 2020 – SBS Online – How coronavirus has changed funerals for people grieving in Australia
30 May 2020 – ABC Online – Bodies remain in storage for months as families delay burials due to coronavirus
30 April 2020 – Choice – Coronavirus restrictions are changing funeral rituals
30 April 2020 – South Western Times – Funerals take on a new approach
23 April 2020 – Crikey – On the frontline: conducting funerals during the coronavirus pandemic
20 April 2020 – SMH – Funeral directors on the covid-19 front line
18 April 2020 – ABC Radio Hobart – Holding a funeral during the coronavirus crisis
15 April 2020 – 10 Daily – What it’s like to host a live-stream funeral for a grieving family
14 April 2020 – Nine News – ‘There’s never been a time like this’: What it’s like to be a funeral director right now
13 April 2020 – The Guardian – Remote Rituals: In a time of coronavirus, mourners find comfort where they can
13 April 2020 – Hobart Mercury – Push for boost to funeral attendance limit
26 March 2020 – 10 Daily – The Future of Funerals Under New Social Distancing Rules
26 March 2020 – The Conversation – Small funerals, online memorials and grieving from afar: how the coronavirus is changing how we care for the dead
24 March 2020 – Sky News – Funeral homes move to stream services amid COVID-19 pandemic
22 March 2020 – ABC News – Funeral customs change as social distancing rules change the way we mourn
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