With more of us passing on our inheritances while we live,an increasing number of Australians are looking beyond the family tree when estate planning.

Your inheritance should make a difference – but not just for your kids

With more of us passing on our inheritances while we live,an increasing number of Australians are looking beyond the family tree when estate planning.

  • Noel Whittaker

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Children’s Cancer Foundation chair Jaala Pulford.

Royal Children’s Hospital’s key donors hit back at claims they caused lay-offs

Donors to the Royal Children’s Hospital say they are committed to ensuring programs in the cancer centre continue to be funded.

  • Broede Carmody,Brittany Busch andAshleigh McMillan

A chance moment on a restful weekend away changed my life

It was while watching breakfast television that I first realised I had ovarian cancer symptoms.

  • Melanie McQuire
UN peacekeepers patrol the street in Juba,South Sudan,in February.

Trump’s aid cuts claim early victims after three-hour walk in 40-degree heat

The deaths of eight people,including five children,are among the first to be directly attributed to the cuts imposed by the US president.

  • Aaron Ross
Tracy Dods outside Katoomba Local Court on an earlier hearing date.

Tracy cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos. One case led to a criminal conviction

A former WIRES volunteer convicted of aggravated animal cruelty over her care of an injured kangaroo has vowed to appeal,saying the decision puts all wildlife carers at risk.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
“People say grief gets easier over time. That’s bullshit;it gets harder. But you’ve also got to get on.”

‘It gets harder. But you’ve got to get on’:Skye Leckie on the myths around grief

The philanthropist opens up about missing her late husband,TV executive David Leckie – and the day he compared her to Kerry Packer.

  • Benjamin Law
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Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Prince Harry at Sentebale’s Mamohato Children’s Centre in Maseru,Lesotho,on October 1.

‘Heartbroken’ Prince Harry has quit his ‘forget-me-not’ charity over infighting

The British Charity Commission said it was looking into “concerns about the governance of Sentebale”.

  • Victoria Ward
Heidi Bradshaw

‘Dirty dancing’ charity boss suspended,hit with new allegations

Heidi Bradshaw has been suspended following allegations she perpetuated a “toxic” workplace and used employee emails to vote for herself in a local hero award.

  • Amber Schultz
Heidi Bradshaw

Lavish parties and lewd behaviour:Charity boss accused over ‘highly sexualised workplace’

Award-winning charity boss Heidi Bradshaw is accused of perpetuating a culture that former staff labelled “vulgar” and “toxic”.

  • Amber Schultz
Former WIRES volunteer Tracy Dods has been found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty over a kangaroo in her care.

Verdict over injured kangaroo to send ‘shockwaves’ through animal rescue community

A woman who cared for hundreds of kangaroos over five years as a volunteer for wildlife rescue service WIRES has been found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons