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My brother, Graham Pilger, was a pioneer in championing the rights of the disabled in Australia. As a senior Commonwealth official, he was part of the Whitlam government's historic reforms. He was also an extraordinarily successful coach and mentor to Sydney High rowers during the school's "golden era" in the sport, many of whom regarded his influence as life-forming and rallied to him in the last weeks of his life.
Jones helped install the first high-performance computer networks in Australia for CSIRO and the Statistics Bureau.
Moore stepped off a Huey helicopter with 457 men to find themselves opposed by more than 3000 North Vietnamese troops.
Bill Hocking was not only a successful soldier but also made his mark at senior levels in the motor industry.
Ritchie Yorke, groundbreaking chronicler of rock in its most explosive years.
Jarreau's highly accessible, intensely personal style defied easy classification
Under Allport's leadership university staff achieved several firsts for the trade union movement as a whole: national standards providing for 26-36 weeks' paid maternity (and later parental) leave.
Richard Hatch, Sir Peter Mansfield, Alec McCowen
Julianne Bell, who has died in Melbourne, was a courageous protector of Victoria's parks, public lands and cultural heritage.
Palmer-Tomkinson: "...going to all those endless parties, it made me feel worth a pile of s---."
Galton and Simpson were given carte blanche by the BBC to write what they liked
Patricia More O'Ferrall was the last survivor of a racy element of British social life in the 1930s.
Dixon solved the mystery of infant gastroenteritis by finding salmonella in infant formula.
Acclaimed cricket umpire Louis Patrick "Lou" Rowan passed away on the Gold Coast on Friday aged 91.
Deddie Davies, Etienne Tshisekedi, Alexander Chancellor
Lennart's micro-cameras exposed cerebral hemorrhages, the virus that causes AIDS, and tar-laden smokers' lungs to the naked eye.
"I had two other trainers who had calls on me," Britt said later. "But they sort of let me off when the King wanted me."
When Robert Fripp disbanded King Crimson, Wetton said: "I didn't understand Robert's reasons then and I still don't."
Moss understood the technical requirements of the emerging wheat export markets and became a pioneer in the area of Asian noodles.
Pac-Man was inspired by the shape of a pizza with a slice missing.
Pomsel professed that she had known nothing of the murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust until after the war.
Australian artist Leonard French, who has died aged 88, created the majestic ceiling of the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Artist and teacher Len Tregonning was an inspiration to many through his commitment to revive traditional Aboriginal cultural knowledge
Merralls bred Beer Street who won the 1970 Caulfield Cup and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in front of the Queen
Woodward was the "go-to man" for practical liaising with emergency services when support was needed for domestic operations and exercises
Hurt largely skirted the glare of Hollywood, preferring meaty parts in independent films.
Capsule was deliberately made difficult to open to prevent very young children from swallowing any of the smaller parts.
A visceral conductor whose face left players and singers in no doubt as to what he wanted with the sound.
Butch Trucks, Mario Soares, Tam Dalyell
Moore was nominated for an Emmy Award as lead actress every year during the show's seven-year run, winning three times.
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