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Living Loss

Living Loss

Written by: SBS
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Loss and grief are unavoidable facts of life, and yet are still seen as taboo across many cultures. In this series from SBS News, we explore grief across different multicultural contexts, speaking to people with unique stories but often shared experiences. We interrogate loss beyond death, reflecting on how we navigate other profoundly life-changing forms of grief.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How laws change, and why it takes time | How Australia Works - E suia faiga, ma aisea e umi ai | Auala e Galue ai Ausetalia

    How laws change, and why it takes time | How Australia Works - E suia faiga, ma aisea e umi ai | Auala e Galue ai Ausetalia
    Oct 20 2026
    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.
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    8 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Julia on navigating the grief of her mother's death in her Pentecostal Church

    INTERVIEW: Julia on navigating the grief of her mother's death in her Pentecostal Church
    Feb 5 2024
    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.
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    12 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Uncle Michael Welsh of the Healing Foundation's Stolen Generations Reference Groups

    INTERVIEW: Uncle Michael Welsh of the Healing Foundation's Stolen Generations Reference Groups
    Jan 29 2024
    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.
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    16 mins
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