Anzac historian was foremost a storyteller
Inglis' very clear and very good work is best known through his examination of Anzac history.
Obituaries
The remarkably even hand of Leonard Radic, The Age's theatre critic for nearly 30 years
Leonard Radic was witness to the birth of the Australian theatre scene as we know it.
Motorhead guitarist remembered for 'iconic riffs'
"Fast Eddie" Clarke, the quick-fingered hard-rock guitarist who was the last remaining member of the British band Motörhead's best-known lineup, has died. He was 67. Todd Singerman, the band's manager, confirmed the January 10 death. The band released a statement on its Facebook page saying the hospital had been treating Clarke for pneumonia.
Police detective who hunted the Zodiac killer
San Francisco police detective Dave Toschi had led one of the most widely covered murder investigations in American history.
Exiled Soviet dissident who never gave up on home
The physicist helped found a human rights organisation in Moscow with Andrei Sakharov before being forced into exile in the US, where he remained an influential chronicler of Soviet legal affairs and political struggles.
War survivor found new life in plants
Doris Sinkora left war-ravaged Europe for a new start in Australia, and overcame further hardship and despair to make a new life as a curator at the National Herbarium of Victoria.
Nasa astronaut advocated plans to evacuate from Earth
John Young,was the longest-serving NASA astronaut.
'Dick Van Dyke Show' star Marie dies at 94
She began acting in films, appearing in shorts and features starting in the 1930s.
Member of world-leading IVF team
Mac Talbot was a founding member of the Melbourne team that led the world in IVF technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and will be gratefully remembered by thousands of women and their families.
Veteran wrote water engineers' dictionary
After surviving army service in World War II engineer Ken Nelson left Wales for the challenge of taking part in Victoria's big irrigation and water projects of the 1950s. He went on to write internationally respected technical books for engineers.
Ulrich Wegener: the hero of Mogadishu hijacking dies
After founding an elite anti-terrorist unit, he led the successful storming of a hijacked Lufthansa jet at Mogadishu airport in 1977.
Story teller with the art of innovation
Jesse Cox was an innovative and inspiring radio producer whose boundless talent gave voice to many otherwise unheard stories.
Writer-doctor noted for his humanity
A child survivor of the Holocaust, Serge Liberman practised as a Melbourne GP while producing a series of award-winning short stories and many other publications in an outstanding literary career.
Mansfield key figure at Sydney's universities
Emeritus Professor Bruce Mansfield AM was, like his principal historical subject, Erasmus of Rotterdam, truly a Renaissance man. His interests and achievements covered many aspects of Australian and international academic, educational, cultural and religious life.
Inspiring historian of Anzac and the ABC
With a wide-ranging and groundbreaking series of books, historian Ken Inglis made a substantial contribution to Australia's public culture.
Physics teacher became a pioneer ecologist
Factory worker Alan Roberts returned from war service to gain a degree in physics. While teaching at Monash his passionate opposition to nuclear power led to him becoming one of Australia's first ecologists.
Admired leader of secondary school principals
From humble beginnings in a home without books, Basil Moss rose to become one of Victoria's most influential secondary school principals.
Gerald Gleeson: The man who became Wran's 'Mr Fixit'
His influence cast across the entire public service and even the cabinet.
In Passing
Rose Marie, Simonetta Puccini , Heather Menzies-Urich
John Morris, National Trust director and saviour of historic buildings
Morris was instrumental in saving the Queen Victoria Building, The Rocks, Martin Place, The Finger Wharf, Woolloomooloo and much more.
Vietnamese refugee who became a film star
Hiep Thi Le, who escaped Vietnam on a fishing boat when she was about 9 and a dozen years later became an unlikely movie star when she was cast as the central figure in Oliver Stone's 1993 film Heaven and Earth, has died in Los Angeles aged 46.
Ian Denver, believed last remaining skipper of 156 Squadron of Pathfinders
Ian Denver was one of the renowned Bomber Boys – a decorated RAAF Lancaster pilot and Pathfinder, who was awarded the DFC and bar.
Highly respected figure in Australian art world
Everyone would talk about his "eye", which is the greatest compliment that can be paid to an art dealer or collector.
McCandless II, made first untethered space flight
Bruce McCandless II, a NASA astronaut who was the first person to fly freely and untethered in space during a 1984 space-shuttle mission has, died in California aged 80. His death was announced by NASA, but details about the place and cause of death were not disclosed.
Alan Shepherd, medical man took skills to remote PNG
Surgical problems treated by Shepherd in Papua New Guinea were challenging and interesting.
In Passing
Kazimierz Piechowski, Clifford Irving, Peter Duffell
Flo Bjelke-Petersen, senator, wife of premier and baker of scones
Florence Bjelke-Petersen projected the human side of a ruthless and corrupt political machine.
Composer of spookiest Dr Who soundtracks
Simpson started playing the piano while at Melbourne Boys' High School.
Kevin Robinson, soaring BMX star, dies at 45
Kevin Robinson, a BMX freestyle star who in 2006 became the first known rider to land a double flair – a double backflip with a half twist that many other BMX riders considered impossible – and who set world records by soaring 8.2 metres above a ramp and back-flipping 25.6 metres on his bicycle, has died aged 45. The cause was a stroke, his friend Scott Moroney said.
Volunteer devoted 70 years to helping the blind
Gertrude Westh, a devoted volunteer with the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB), died peacefully on October 30 in her 99th year.