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How Franco Cozzo changed the face of Australian advertising
Cozzo’s iconic commercials emerged at a time when every figure in television ads seemed to be blonde and blue-eyed. They were different from the outset.
- by Robert Crawford
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Iconic Melbourne furniture salesman Franco Cozzo dies
Cozzo, known for his “grand sale, grand sale, grand sale!” TV ad catchphrase, which became ingrained in the city’s popular culture, was 88.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Matthew Perry died from effects of drug ketamine, coroner says
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has deemed the Friends actor’s death an accident.
- by Andrew Dalton
Victorian Labor MP Peta Murphy farewelled at MCG memorial service
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese honoured Murphy – who died from breast cancer this month – for her sense of social justice, selflessness, courage and quick wit.
- by Lachlan Abbott
State memorial with a eulogy from the King? A dame wouldn’t have it any other way
Barry Humphries’ final send-off drew reflections from international celebrities, the prime minister and even King Charles III.
- by Michael Idato
Barry Humphries memorial as it happened: Iconic Australian actor, comedian farewelled in Sydney memorial
One of Australia’s most beloved satirists was farewelled in a state memorial at the Sydney Opera House today.
- by Andrew Hornery and Helen Pitt
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star dies, aged 61
Andre Braugher, Emmy Award winner and 11-time nominee, said he once struggled to find work in a Hollywood where roles for African American actors were “few and far between. Period.”
Nick Cave among stars at funeral of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan
Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin to say goodbye to The Pogues frontman as his coffin wound through the Irish capital before a small-town funeral.
- by Jill Lawless
‘Love Story’ actor Ryan O’Neal dies at 82
The 1970s Hollywood heartthrob starred in such important films as What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon.
- by Reuters
Farewell to a master of the loose and baggy novel
The late A.S. Byatt’s Booker prize-winning novel Possession may have been big, ambitious and intellectual, but it was also moving, thrilling and funny.
- by Jane Sullivan
Labor MP Peta Murphy dies aged 50
Murphy was a public defender before winning the Melbourne seat of Dunkley in 2019, rising to become chair of the House of Representatives committee on social policy and legal affairs.
- by David Crowe