Obituaries
Country musician wrote hits for husband Slim Dusty
The McKean-Dusty musical axis over 50 years produced more than 100 albums, sold eight million records in Australia alone and earned 45 Golden Guitars.
- by Glenn A Baker
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Served people with severe communication impairments
Rosemary Crossley’s teaching, researching and advocating for people with little or no functional speech improved the lives of thousands of the most vulnerable people in many countries and over five decades.
- by Jan Ashford and Chris Borthwick
Great passion for rural health
John Richards grew up in Melbourne and was educated at Malvern Grammar School, but developed a passion for rural living and agriculture.
- by Irene Blackberry and Sean MacDermott
World War Two’s great survivor dies at 103
The service of World War Two veteran Frank McGovern was marked by the number of times he survived attacks which killed hundreds of others.
- by Ashleigh Taylor and Tim Barlass
The life and times of show-stopping pop sensation Tina Turner
In 1979, Turner found a new manager, Australian Roger Davies, who had helped guide Olivia Newton-John’s career.
- by Matt Schudel
A giant of modern Australian education practice
Doug White combined fierce political and intellectual commitment with a love of nature and the land, inspiring many others to break down the boundaries between.
- by Guy Rundle
The highs and lows of disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris, who found stardom as a singer, painter and television presenter before he was convicted of 12 historical indecent assaults dating from 1968 to 1986, had worldwide hits with songs including Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport and Two Little Boys.
Once-beloved family entertainer whose life ended in disgrace
Rolf Harris built a successful career as a family entertainer, but ended his days as a convicted sex offender and pariah.
- by Amy Ripley
Chair of Nature Conservation Council battled bushland development
Messer was “a child of the bush”.
- by Catharine Lumby
The doctor whose skills were behind the first Mary MacKillop miracle
Decorated doctor Jim Biggs, who operated on a cancer patient later declared to be a Mary MacKillop miracle by the Vatican, has died at his Sydney home.
- by Steve Sailah
Outspoken advocate for ethnic harmony after Tiananmen Square protest
Pun called on prime minister Bob Hawke to intervene to allow Chinese students to stay in Australia.
- by Martin Zavan