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Living Loss

Living Loss

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
  • "Xin đừng bỏ rơi chúng tôi": Người tị nạn khẩn thiết kêu gọi sự bảo vệ từ Úc

    "Xin đừng bỏ rơi chúng tôi": Người tị nạn khẩn thiết kêu gọi sự bảo vệ từ Úc
    Jul 3 2025
    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.
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    9 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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