Obituary
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He walks among them: Remembering Father Bob
I got to know him in 2015 when working on The Fighter, a book exploring the life of ex-boxer and youth…
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Son of the West: A tribute to Peter Haffenden
On the day Peter Haffenden died the waters of the Maribyrnong River were rising, the floods peaking, lapping at the…
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James Lovelock remembered by John Gray
The author and philosopher looks back on his friendship with the creator of the Gaia theory, who was ‘the closest…
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Hebe de Bonafini: Co-founder of Argentina’s Plaza de Mayo mothers group dies at 93
A human rights activist who galvanised the mothers of missing people during Argentina’s Dirty War has died aged 93. Elsa…
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Angela Lansbury – a storied career sure to touch people for years to come
Every Sunday evening, I devoured Jessica Fletcher’s activities in Murder, She Wrote – catching the bad guys and saving another poor…
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Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction – and so much more
She will be chiefly remembered for her trilogy on the life of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell. Dinah Birch The Conversation…
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Uncle Jack Charles, actor and revered Victorian Aboriginal elder, dies aged 79
Actor, musician and revered Victorian Aboriginal elder Uncle Jack Charles is being mourned as a cheeky, tenacious “father of black…
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I Wish My Friend Could Have Read Her Own Obituary
She died early last Wednesday, but if she’d held on a few more hours, I like to imagine that she…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who ended cold war, dies aged 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader whose reforms led to the unlooked for break-up of his own country, and to…
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Vale Judith Durham, the cuddly Aussie ‘girl-next-door’ whose soaring voice found international fame
An icon of the Australian music industry as lead singer for The Seekers and a solo artist, hers was an…
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Archie Roach obituary
Celebrated performer whose songs, including Took the Children Away, revealed the suffering of Australia’s stolen generations Robin Denselow The Guardian…
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Peter Mackridge obituary
When Peter Mackridge, who has died aged 76 of cancer, embarked on his academic career, “Greece” was widely regarded as…
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Vangelis – as Thucydides once said “The whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men”
An Argonaut of the Cosmos, Vangelis Papathanassiou departed from this life, a modern Jason from the land of the Argonauts…
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Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has died aged 52
Australia is in a state of “complete shock” after the loss of one of its greatest ever sports stars, with…
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The legacy of iconic singer Miriam Makeba and her art of activism
Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg’s Prospect township, she had a life of remarkable global impact. Nomfundo Xaluva The Conversation…
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Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen
Their guest, he said, was his “soul brother.” Aram Goudsouzian The Conversation “He has carved for himself an imperishable niche…
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