Emily Smith

Sydney

Journalist at ABC News (Australia)

Journalist with @abcnews

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Eyre Bird Observatory helps to heal wounds of bushfire and personal grief

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Hayden Smith |Emily Smith

Christina Sobey sat alone in her home. More than a year after losing her husband, the 79-year-old's days were heavy and repetitive. With another long, hot summer looming, she knew it was time to act. "I needed to cut the circuit of grieving … start afresh," Ms Sobey said. In the back of her mind was a destination, though it was some 2,500 kilometres away from her home in Albury-Wodonga, on the border of New South Wales and Victoria. "It's too far, I can't go, I can't go," she thought at first.
People with dementia can't access Voluntary Assisted Dying. Some want change

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Emily Smith

Sue Starr would rather end her life than spend years battling dementia. The former home care worker has even put that on record, asking for access to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) should she be diagnosed. But it would currently be illegal for anyone to make good on that request. Adults with a terminal illness can apply for medicine to end their lives in all Australian states, with the Australian Capital Territory to start in November.
People with dementia can't access Voluntary Assisted Dying. Some want change

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Emily Smith

Sue Starr would rather end her life than spend years battling dementia. The former home care worker has even put that on record, asking for access to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) should she be diagnosed. But it would currently be illegal for anyone to make good on that request. Adults with a terminal illness can apply for medicine to end their lives in all Australian states, with the Australian Capital Territory to start in November.
Outback farm helps locals find work and grow fresh food

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Smith |Giulia Bertoglio

In a desert west of Uluru, Helmut Cooke tips a watering can over a row of baby pineapples. He moves to silverbeet, lettuces, carrots, potatoes and enormous green cabbages. All around him, red dirt sprouts green shoots. "This farm it has everything," he grins. "It's good to come work here."Mr Cooke and fellow Wanarn resident Lionel Fosterhave spent months transforming a dilapidated shed into a thriving outback garden.
Family of shark attack victim remember 'gentle giant' who wouldn't support cull

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Smith

The family of a surfer killed on Western Australia's remote south coast says he would not have supported a shark cull and understood the ocean's risks. New Zealand-born Steven Jeffrey Payne was surfing at Wharton Beach, 90 kilometres east of Esperance, when he was bitten just after midday on Monday. He was five weeks into a six-month caravan trip with his partner of 12 years and their dog, Poppy.
Organ failure, neurodegenerative diseases in seabirds linked to plastic consumption say scientists

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Smith

Australian researchers have linked plastic consumption to organ failure in tiny seabird chicks. The study, published today in Science Advances, investigated the impact of plastics on 80–90-day-old sable shearwater chicks, which otherwise appeared healthy. Lead researcher and PhD candidate Alix de Jersey said the results were horrifying, particularly as the birds were about to migrate thousands of kilometres to the Sea of Japan. "They should be robust and ready to take on the world," she said.
Search continues for missing surfer from Melbourne after shark attack near Esperance

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Hayden Smith |Emily Smith |Katrina Tap |Nadia Mitsopoulos

A surfer is missing after a shark attack at a popular beach near Esperence in Western Australia's south. A relative has confirmed the missing man was visiting from Melbourne. A search in the area will continue today but his family say they don't expect he'll be found. The family of a surfer who is missing after a shark attack off WA's south coast say they do not expect he will be found.
Authorities responding to reported shark attack near Esperance

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Hayden Smith |Emily Smith

Authorities are responding to a reported shark attack at a popular tourist beach in Western Australia's remote south east. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) says the shark bite incident, at Duke of Orleans Bay, was reported just before 12.30pm on Monday. Two St John Ambulance crews are currently en route to the location. The bay, around 90km east of Esperance by road, sits in the Cape Le Grand National Park, and is a popular tourist destination.
Geraldine shelters people at risk but says new safe house will ease her burden

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Smith

Geraldine Hogarth doesn't always know the people seeking shelter in her home. The Aboriginal woman and longtime resident of Leonora, 830 kilometres north-east of Perth, has been taking in women and children fleeing family and domestic violence (FDV) for decades. The remote outback town is an important service hub, but lacks crisis accommodation. "In the past [police] would just drop people off at my house and some of the other ladies' [houses]," she said.
Banks have left Leonora but one woman is trying to help those in need

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Smith |Giulia Bertoglio

Dreams of riches once brought the young and ambitious to Cheryl Cotterill's home town. Even a 23-year-old Herbert Hoover, who would go on to become the 31st president of the United States, had a brief stint in the region, managing one of the country's largest gold mines. But commodity downturns, world wars and fly-in, fly-out workforces eventually curbed its growth.

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16 Jul 24

RT @JohnBarronUSA: Good news Planeteers! We're back with a bumper 50 minute edition on Wednesday night at 9.10pm on @ABCTV right after Grue…

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4 Mar 24

RT @mikejanda: #ICMYI The ABC's Business Team has a great job opportunity for a social, video & interview producer. This person will drive…

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29 Sep 23

Happy retirement to my Uncle (Captain) Chris 👏👏👏👏 last flight with the family on board including my cousin as his First Officer ✈️✈️✈️

7NEWS Sydney @7NewsSydney

A @JetstarAirways flight has erupted with applause as a rare father-daughter flight crew took to the skies for the last time. The captain, Chris Smith, was given a special welcome home as he retires after more than four decades. https://t.co/lAhHNAOV2G @rachbaxter7 #7NEWS https://t.co/vvCLn3qkpa