Out of the darkness
Tormented by the stark isolation and challenges of life
in the remote outback, men and women of the land are finding inspiration to
overcome the struggles in their hearts.
Warning: This story contains references to suicide
On a dry and dusty day in 2016, among the scorched red earth of outback NSW, grazier Wes Herring had reached his limited. Perched on top of a ridge, he had the barrel of his gun pressed against his chin........
It's been dubbed the "grey divorce" or "silver
separation" revolution.
Australian couples in their 50s or older are calling it quits on
decades of commitment and heading into their senior years alone.
........."We didn't really talk that much. We could go days without
having a conversation."...............
People stand in line to donate blood at the blood donation centre, following a terrorist attack on the Crocus City hall concert venue on Friday night.
Photograph: Maria Potokina/EPA
Bruce Pascoe
and wife Lyn Harwood on their farm Yumburra, near Mallacoota in Eastern
Gippsland.
Bruce and Lyn are about to release a book titled Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra, documenting the daily events and observations from their farm as well as discussing sustainable farming techniques informed by Aboriginal culture practices.
Because of the no body no parole law, Keli Lane looks likely to stay in jail to serve her full sentence which expires in December 2028.
She
could have been released in May this year but as she’s always claimed that she
didn’t kill her baby, how can she tell them where the body is?
Obeid, Joe Tripodi
and Tony Kelly formally entered pleas of not guilty in Sydney’s Downing Centre
District Court yesterday to charges of wilful misconduct in public office.
Eddie Obeid was jailed in October
2021 for a maximum of seven years. Dressed
in prison greens, he appeared in court yesterday via audiovisual link from Long
Bay prison to enter his plea of not guilty. He is eligible for parole on August
20 next year.
His trial with Tripodi and
Kelly is slated to start on May 12, 2025, with an estimate of nine weeks.
Japan’s
Emperor Naruhito (left) and Empress Masako, (2nd left), bow as they pay
their respects at the site where a large-scale fire broke out on New Year’s Day
following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the area, in the city of Wajima,
Ishikawa prefecture. AFP
