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Obituaries
Obsession with cinema became a lifelong career
Joel Greenberg specialised in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, about which he knew more or less everything.
A born villain and a theatre man through and through
Frank Finlay was one of Britain's most distinguished theatre actors.
A long life lived to the fullest
David Opat David Opat was as tough as old boots. "Just have a glass of vodka," was his prescription should you have an upset stomach.
Gifted Iraqi refugee revealed lives of asylum seekers to Australians
Teacher and scholar's art works and writings created enormous nationwide interest.
Japaljarri left a clear and strong track
Andrew Spencer Japaljarri was a Warlpiri/Pintubi artist, Aboriginal Community Policeman and social activist.
The sailor with itchy feet – and a catamaran built in a piggery
Peter Deerson Jonathan Deerson sailed solo across the Pacific
An adventurous master of the New Wave
The pre-eminent theoretician of the French 'New Wave' and the filmmaker who, with Jean-Luc Godard, came closest in his own work to realising the movement's aims and aspirations.
Jerrold Cripps' numerous appointments mark his loyalty, integrity
Jerrold Cripps' most outstanding quality was that of a rock-like integrity, with which came an independence of thought.
The jump that gave basketball a lift
William McDonald Kenny Sailors took basketball to new heights by inventing the jump shot.
Headmaster who inspired thousands of pupils and teachers
Malcolm Brown Roderick West taught Latin to Prince Charles before going on to guide pupils to excellence at top Sydney schools.
Innovative saviour in treatment of burns victims
Skilled surgeon John Masterton found life-saving solutions while establishing a remarkable academic career.
Her ongoing protest vigil one of the longest
Sam Roberts CONCEPCION PICCIOTTO Her long, long, long, long, long, long, long protest
The 'priest on wheels' at Aireys Inlet
Peta Wragg DES CAMERON Not even MS could slow down the "priest on wheels"
Botanist's Flora of Australia a formidable legacy
The variety of her significant achievements makes the career of botanist Alison McCusker especially notable.
In Passing
Colin Vearncombe, a singer-songwriter known professionally as Black who had a hit in 1987 with the single Wonderful Life, died aged 53.
Forester had little time for those tree-huggers
Mark Poynter NORMAN ENDACOTT A champion of the forests for 70 years
One tea-bag or two for Mr de Gaulle?
Gilmore, who has died aged 93, was barman at the American Bar from 1940 until 1976, during which time he created dozens of new cocktails to mark historical events and to honour the great, the good and the not so good among his clientele.
Adventurer's answer to stress was needlework
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Worsley was the only person to complete the two classic routes to the South Pole established by his Edwardian predecessors Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton.
Diminutive Iranian princess dubbed the 'Black Panther' loved luxury
Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran was compared with Imelda Marcos and Madame Chiang Kai-shek for her acquisitiveness and love of luxury, a diminutive but dazzling envoy and a glamorous presence on the world's stage.
On the stage, classical actor was as comfortable as a fish in water
Bruce Weber Brian Bedford was a brilliant actor, understated and perhaps undersung.
Dan Haggerty made it big as gentle mountain man
Dan Haggerty, the actor who gained fame playing a friendly woodsman who has a special rapport with animals and a tame bear, has died.
