This Month
Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies
The singer melded punk with Irish traditional music and wrote huge hits in the 80s and 90s – but was also known for his on-stage meltdowns and drug abuse.
- Conor Humphries
November
Henry Kissinger, US diplomat and Nobel winner, dies at 100
He was a pivotal US secretary of state under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, who oversaw America’s involvement in and withdrawal from the war in Vietnam.
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- Tony Diver
- Analysis
- Opinion
Kissinger’s advice to aspiring leaders still holds
The arch foreign policy realist both intrigued and infuriated those around him and so many who have tried to assess his legacy.
- James Curran
Munger ‘ran a mile from win-lose deals’, says his Aussie ‘soulmate’
Charlie Munger last year made a personal investment in a holding company managed by Melburnian Charles Jennings’ Stonehouse Corporation.
- John Kehoe
Legendary investor Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger dies aged 99
The legendary investor, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, died at a California hospital.
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- Josh Funk
October
Friends star Matthew Perry found dead at 54
Perry, once one of the biggest television stars in the world, was discovered after apparently drowning in a hot tub at his home in the Los Angeles area.
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- Tony Diver
Economic ‘giant’ Max Corden dies, aged 96
One of Australia’s most influential economists, he was the intellectual thought leader behind cutting tariff protection in the 1970s and ’80s to help deliver today’s economic prosperity.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- ALP
Bill Hayden had an ear for fun and a touch for political wizardry
Two decisions Bill Hayden made changed the course of Australian political history and one of them was a masterstroke for Labor and the country.
- Geoff Kitney
Vale Bill Hayden, a complex high achiever who helped shape Australia
Moody and often difficult, Bill Hayden played a major role ushering in reforms including Medicare, opening up the economy, and Australia’s engagement with Asia.
- Andrew Clark
September
Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon dies
The deep-voiced actor had a career spanning 50 years but gained fame among young people for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
‘Extraordinary life’: Sporting icon Ron Barassi dies
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led tributes to Ron Barassi, saying there was no more famous name in football.
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- Anna Harrington and Roger Vaughan
July
Provocative, gifted Irish star Sinead O’Connor dead at 56
The shaven-headed singer sparked controversy for her political stances and led an often-troubled private life but was acclaimed for her fierce, haunting music.
- Sylvia Hui
PMs, premiers, billionaires farewell ‘beloved Labor Party son’ Crean
Business and political heavyweights gathered at Melbourne’s St Paul’s Cathedral to farewell former Labor leader Simon Crean, who died last month aged 74.
- Patrick Durkin
June
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- Simon Crean
Tributes flow for former Labor leader Simon Crean
Australian Labor is mourning the death of Simon Crean, a Labor prince who never became king.
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- Tom McIlroy and AAP
May
Rock legend and voice of footy anthem Tina Turner dies
The US-born singer, who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday.
- Mike Davidson
Allan Gyngell remembered as ‘finest mind’ in foreign policy
Spymaster, prime ministerial adviser, diplomat and thinker Allan Gyngell has died after a short battle with cancer.
- Andrew Tillett
MasterChef host Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46, but the show will go on
The sudden death of MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo has a flow-on impact on the program, as well as broadcaster Network Ten and the show’s sponsors.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
April
Tributes flow for ‘god of comedy’, ‘brightest star’
The legendary comedian kept his “brilliant mind, his unique wit and generosity of spirit” until the very end, his family said following his death on Saturday.
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- Michael Bailey
Acclaimed Australian artist John Olsen dead at 95
The Archibald, Wynn and Sulman prize winner, who has died in Sydney, had a much praised career that spanned more than 60 years.
February
Raquel Welch, actress and ’60s sex icon, dead at 82
When Playboy in 1998 named the 100 sexiest female stars of the 20th century, Welch came in third – right after Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield.
- Anita Gates
