Living Loss

How do laws change in Australia? Through Rodney Croome’s campaigns for human rights and marriage equality, learn how personal stories, community action, courts and parliament can help change the law, and why the process can take time. - E faapefea ona suia tulafono i Ausetalia? I ala o femalagaiga a Rodney Croome mo aia tatau a tagata ma tutusa i le faaipoipoga, aoao pe faapefea ona fesoasoani tala a tagata, gaioiga a le nuu, faamasinoga ma le palemene i le suia o tulafono, ma aisea e mafai ai ona umi lenei faagasologa.

How Australia Works is an SBS podcast that uses real stories and clear explanations to help you understand how government work in Australia, how laws are made and changed, and how you can have a say. Listen to the series and find shorter versions in 60 languages on the How Australia Works main page. - O le How Australia Works o se podcast a le SBS e fa’aaogaina tala moni ma fa’amalamalama manino e fesoasoani ia te oe ia malamalama i le auala e galue ai le malo i Ausetalia, pe faapefea ona fausia ma suia tulafono, ma pe faapefea ona e iai lau sao. Fa’alogo i le faasologa ma su’e ni lomiga puupuu i le 60 gagana i le itulau autu o le How Australia Works.

Ahmad và gia đình đã sống trong cảnh lấp lửng suốt ba năm rưỡi kể từ khi trốn chạy khỏi Taliban sang Pakistan. Đến nay, anh đã chờ đợi hơn 42 tháng để nhận được phản hồi từ Chính phủ Úc về đơn xin thị thực Tị nạn và Nhân đạo. Trong bối cảnh chính quyền Pakistan tăng cường trục xuất những người di cư như gia đình Ahmad trở về Afghanistan, anh lo sợ bị đàn áp — thậm chí là mất mạng — dưới tay Taliban.

Every April 25, Australia commemorates Anzac Day as a national day to remember soldiers who died in war, especially in the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. Anzac Day is often associated with values such as "mateship". However, can we also find these values in Indonesian culture?

Julia is a Filipino/Fijian migrant who moved from Indonesia to Australia aged 14... and lost her mother three days before her 17th birthday. The 23-year-old shares her story of navigating the grief of her mother's death in her Pentecostal Church, and how she felt it swallowed up her personal loss. In an extra episode for the Living Loss series, Catriona Stirrat speaks to Julia about how culture can sometimes clash with our grief journey, as well as the differences between Australian and Indonesian grief practices.

Uncle Michael Welsh is a Wailwan man and member of the Stolen Generations. The 71-year-old shares his story of grief and healing; how he used alcohol and violence to suppress the trauma and abuse he says he confronted at Kinchela Boys home, before finally finding safety and comfort to share his story among other men who were subject to the same trauma. In an extra episode for the Living Loss series, Catriona Stirrat speaks to Uncle Michael about his journey with The Healing Foundation's Stolen Generations Reference Group, and how he navigates grief.

We have heard a variety of grief journeys, both universal and unique in their experiences. In this episode, we explore how we can enrich our support networks through broadening our understanding of the rituals and diverse grief responses of individuals and their cultures.

For refugees and asylum-seekers grief is often a multi-layered experience. In many cases, they are navigating the loss of family, home and identity, all while trying to forge a new reality.

We’ve explored how culture can be a source of comfort and healing during the grieving process, but it can also be difficult to navigate one’s culture following a loss. In this episode, we look at how people can sometimes find aspects of their culture fail to meet their needs during this time, or challenge their individual grief experience

In this episode of Living Loss, we explore the concept of ecological grief, examining the feelings and experiences that coincide with witnessing and living environmental degradation. We speak to First Nations Australians who have experienced this grief for centuries, as well as a climate conservationist whose ecological grief transcends Australia’s shores.

When we think of grief we think of death, but loss can come in a variety of sometimes unexpected forms. In this episode we hear a diverse range of stories from people who have struggled to find the language to communicate their grief.