Obituaries
Committed to social justice and Timor-Leste’s independence
Helen Hill will be remembered above all for her 50 years of dedication to friendship with the people of Timor-Leste and solidarity in their struggle for independence.
- by Sandy Yule
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Doctor left great health and family legacies
Clinician John Yeatman’s objective was always to do the very best for patients and their families.
- by Anne Cahill Lambert
Australia’s last two WWII coast watchers die, aged 100 and 101
The courageous deeds of the legendary and secretive coast watchers represent one of the most illustrious chapters in Australia’s military history.
- by Vice Admiral Peter Jones (Retd)
Producer who brought Titanic and Avatar to the big screen dies
Jon Landau teamed with director James Cameron to make huge films which broke many box office records.
Lawyer leaves great legacy of contribution to environmental law
Paul Stein’s contribution to development of environmental and planning law cannot be overstated.
‘Full circle: country journo to country journo’
With his impish grin and expressive eyebrows, journalist Ian Dawes delighted in puncturing the pompous.
- by Megan Dawes Jones and Mike Rosel
‘Father of Tamoxifen’ researched revolutionary breast cancer drug
Jordan’s home chemistry experiments in his youth set the curtains ablaze and had to be thrown out of the window.
- by Clay Risen
World authority on love and intimate relationships
Susan Johnson’s dogged determination to solve the puzzle of why relationship counselling had a low success rate is inspirational.
- by Elizabeth Ryan
Farmer put himself on front line of Maules Creek coal protest
Wallace, “a gnarly, hard-working farmer who help make possible one of Australia’s longest environmental blockades”.
- by Julie Macken
Unionist and clever boxer fought back when stung
Stan Sharkey provided leadership to establish industry superannuation, severance pay and banning unsafe practices on work sites.
- by Michael Easson
‘Part of our DNA’: Australian journalism loses one of its finest
Judith Whelan, as the second of three women to edit the Herald, was known for her sharp news judgment, kindness and surprising love of sport.