Vale
Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation author who spurred a memoir boom, dies at 52
The author became a Gen-X touchstone with her breakthrough novel, which drew comparisons to Sylvia Plath and Joan Didion.
- by Harrison Smith
Latest
TV & radio
'Beautiful human': Tributes pour in for SeaChange star Tom Long
The popular actor, who was declared cancer-free five months ago, died on Saturday morning. He was 51 years old.
- by Broede Carmody
TV & radio
Australian actor Tom Long dies: report
Australian actor Tom Long, who starred in popular late-90s TV series SeaChange, has reportedly died.
NBA
David Stern, who turned the NBA into a global power, dies at 77
David Stern, who transformed the NBA into a global, multibillion-dollar powerhouse, has died aged 77.
- by Patrick Oster
Celebrity
Monty Python star Neil Innes dies aged 75
Monty Python writer and actor Neil Innes has died aged 75.
George Michael
George Michael's sister dies on third anniversary of his death
One of pop superstar George Michael's sisters has died exactly three years after her brother's Christmas Day death in 2016.
Brisbane
'She thought big, lived large': Radio queen, market mogul Sammy Power remembered
The 55-year-old died last Monday, December 16, and a private funeral was held in Brisbane on Friday.
- by Toby Crockford
Victorian election
John Cain: A reformer lauded for his virtue
The greatest measure of Cain’s time in politics is not big changes we all remember. It's the many aspects of Victorian and Melbourne life we can’t imagine any other way.
- by Chip Le Grand, Simone Fox Koob and Royce Millar
Editorial
Opinion
Victoria has much for which to thank John Cain
The late premier helped make this state a more dynamic, more transparent and more caring place.
- The Age's View
Updated
Melbourne
Former Victorian premier John Cain has died
Mr Cain, the state's longest-serving Labor premier, has died aged 88 after suffering a stroke earlier this month.
- by Simone Fox Koob
TV & radio
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actor Brian Tarantina 'died of overdose'
Brian Tarantina, 60, was best known for his work on the Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, on which he played Jackie, the comedy club MC.
- by Liam Stack