Joel Erickson

Sep 17, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Joel Erickson

Every parent needs a break every now and again. Not even necessarily a break from the children, but just a break from the mundane, or the ‘sameness’ of daily life. So when my wife and I packed our two kids in the car for a two-night getaway to Terrigal, on NSW’s Central Coast, we were a mix of stressed and excited. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this.

Sep 17, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Joel Erickson

The heartbroken grandfather of slain brothers Ben and Russell Smith has told of his anguish at having to bury his two grandsons. Geoff Densmore, the father of Trish Smith, who has been charged with the alleged murders of her two sons, insisted he wasn’t angry at his daughter, but was struggling to come to terms with the enormity of his loss. The Daily Telegraph reports Smith’s lawyer told a court she was “living a bad nightmare” in the lead-up to the alleged murders. Want to join the family?

Sep 17, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Joel Erickson

The heartbroken grandfather of slain brothers Ben and Russell Smith has told of his anguish at having to bury his two grandsons. Geoff Densmore, the father of Trish Smith, who has been charged with the alleged murders of her two sons, insisted he wasn’t angry at his daughter, but was struggling to come to terms with the enormity of his loss. The Daily Telegraph reports Smith’s lawyer told a court she was “living a bad nightmare” in the lead-up to the alleged murders. Want to join the family?

Sep 17, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Joel Erickson

The heartbroken grandfather of slain brothers Ben and Russell Smith has told of his anguish at having to bury his two grandsons. Geoff Densmore, the father of Trish Smith, who has been charged with the alleged murders of her two sons, insisted he wasn’t angry at his daughter, but was struggling to come to terms with the enormity of his loss. The Daily Telegraph reports Smith’s lawyer told a court she was “living a bad nightmare” in the lead-up to the alleged murders. Want to join the family?

Sep 15, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Joel Erickson

When former footballer Akec Makur Chuot met her half-sister Mary* for the first time, she was a happy and curious 10-year-old. However, Mary would be married off to an Australian man more than double her age just five years later, and had her “childhood taken away”. Akec, 32, was born in South Sudan, grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp, and moved to Australia in 2005. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this.