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Michelle Moriarty

Michelle Moriarty

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Two days leave was not enough time to grieve my husband

As a young widow of 38, I remember all too vividly dragging my body, heavy with grief, into Centrelink a couple of weeks after my partner Nathan had...

06.04.2026 10

The Examiner

Michelle Moriarty

Why compassionate and bereavement leave needs an urgent review

As a young widow of 38, I remember all too vividly dragging my body, heavy with grief, into Centrelink a couple of weeks after my partner Nathan had...

06.04.2026 10

Canberra Times

Michelle Moriarty

He wasn’t perfect, but from a daughter’s point of view, he was pretty damn close

On September 22, 2022, my parents were on a trip up North in WA, doing what retired people love best, driving around experiencing the red dirt, warm...

05.09.2025 10

WA Today

Michelle Moriarty