Presley was rock's first pop star and teenage heartthrob, Berry was its master theorist and conceptual genius.

John Surtees, Fred Weintraub, Royal Robbins

The roads of suburbs like Menai, Kings Langley, Cherrybrook and much of Campbelltown are largely his work.

Lloyd H. Conover, a chemist whose breakthrough invention of one of the most effective and widely prescribed antibiotics, tetracycline, led to a new approach to developing such drugs, has died in St. Petersburg, Florida, aged 93.

• David Hay

Andrew Hay, a key figure in the loans scandal that led to the downfall of the Whitlam Goverment, went on to be a champion of economic rationalism and the business community.

The Australian film industry has lost an outstanding cinematographer with the death of Louis Irving, ACS.

• Ian Fry

Former Monash law professor Judge Christoper Weeramantry was a towering intellect who pushed the boundaries of international law. His vision and his capacity to motivate lawyers and educators around the world to accept changes in legal practice earned him many awards.

Footrot Flats cartoons ran from 1975-1994 in newspapers around the world.

Kathy explained her absence from a Sister Sledge performance in front of the Pope on a "familial dispute that has long been developing between the sisters."

Dying of cancer, author found an extraordinarily large readership this month with a column in The New York Times titled "You May Want to Marry My Husband".

Sydney Ball spent much of his career as a painter riding the waves of the avant-garde.

• Rick Sjolund and Peter Haby

Tony Standish, who has died aged 85, was a lifelong devotee of blues and traditional jazz who inspired many local record collections.

• Lesley Hunter

Engineer Bill Hunter was awarded two high honours for his outstanding volunteer work in Rwanda and other developing countries.

• Obituary

Lynne Goodwin left an indelible legacy as a pioneering educator in NSW.

• Gerald O'Collins

Jim O'Collins contributed to the remarkable progress in treating the urinary system made during his years in that specialised field of surgery.

Pioneering medical researcher Dr Basil Hetzel is credited with having saved billions of children from disability and for making an inestimable contribution to human health.

• Emily Langer

David Rubinger distinguished himself particularly for his wartime work, photographing young men and women on the battlefield and the leaders who sent them there.

Irvine Sellar, Emmanuelle Khanh, Aileen Hernandez

Childhood dust storm inspired evocative work.

Joy's sign off line after more than 20 years on her community TV programme was "...and remember, keep on smiling!"

Tonga's Queen Mother was close to Waterhouse family.

Paxton "It's always a little frustrating when you're reading a script after 10 guys ahead of you have had a chance to pick it over,"

Peter Richardson, Mildred Dresselhaus, Thomas Lux.

• Catherine Hannebery

The passion for historical projects was one of the most endearing features of barrister and historian Ken Oldis.

Nicholas was totally committed to ensuring integrity in the racing industry and the welfare of both horses and humans involved.

• Alida McKern

After being orphaned in World War II, Zora Vendramin fled communist Yugoslavia for a new life in Melbourne, and never regretted it.

The Stones and Beatles would come in and say, 'We want four of those…'

Author of Miffy books which became a worldwide brand worth $300 million.

Lord Christopher Thynne, Stanley Bard, David Burwell,