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  1. Technology Of Death – Beyond Rest – Academics Probe Future Cemeteries

    We’re talking about death technology and future cemeteries with Professor Michael Arnold. With many cemeteries reaching capacity, and some environmental issues emerging around current ways we …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/09/19/technologyofdeath-beyond-rest-academics-probe-future-cemeteries

  2. Crypt-flation: the rising costs of graves and mausoleums in Melbourne | Victoria | The Guardian

    Melburnians planning to bury a loved one in the city’s cemeteries are facing steep price hikes, with some grand memorial options surging up to 400% over …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/07/11/crypt-flation-the-rising-costs-of-graves-and-mausoleums-in-melbourne-victoria-the-guardian

  3. What makes burial in Melbourne so expensive?

    The price tag for a spot in a cemetery or mausoleum has increased by almost 400 per cent over the past decade. University of Melbourne graduate researcher Sam Holleran is …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/07/10/what-makes-burial-in-melbourne-so-expensive

  4. Tamara Kohn at MPavillion

    Death is often an uncomfortable topic, but as an inevitable part of life, it’s something that we should seek to find comfort with. Bone is intrinsically …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/07/06/tamara-kohn-at-mpavillion

  5. Cemetery technology provides new ways of memorialising the dead, but there are calls for caution

    When Emma McGregor’s brother died 22 years ago, his death was sudden and unexpected. “We had old photo albums of Matthew and we would look through …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/07/06/cemetery-technology-provides-new-ways-of-memorialising-the-dead-but-there-are-calls-for-caution

  6. Why most Australians are choosing to be cremated after death – ABC Melbourne

    Around 70 per cent of Australians are choosing cremation over traditional burial after death, says a leading anthropologist. Dr Hannah Gould from Melbourne University’s Death Tech …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/07/06/why-most-australians-are-choosing-to-be-cremated-after-death-abc-melbourne

  7. Where do we bury the dead when our cemeteries run out of space? – ABC Radio National

    With a number of cemeteries across the country running out of room, it’s not just the living who are facing a housing crisis. Australia’s annual death …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2023/07/06/where-do-we-bury-the-dead-when-our-cemeteries-run-out-of-space