Obituaries
Australia’s ‘great parliamentarian’ who sat in Britain’s House of Lords
The late Trixie Gardner was the first Australian woman to be elevated to the peerage in Britain.
- by Amy Ripley
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How forbidden love blossomed between Czech, US gold medallists at Melbourne Olympics
Despite a Soviet-bloc diktat forbidding competitors from fraternising with Americans, Olga Fikotova and Hal Connolly fell in love.
Unforgettable leader born with a natural curiosity
Phil Carswell’s legacy and vision will remain a guiding force for the future of Thorne Harbour Health, formerly the Victorian AIDS Council.
Beautiful from the top of her beehive to the tips of her stilettos
Dressed by some of the world’s finest designers, top model Diane Masters also worked with renowned photographers Helmut Newton, Athol Shmith and Bruno Benini.
- by Jane Sullivan
Legendary JJ McRoach at the centre of ‘the Carlton Push’
Piotr ‘Peter’ Olszewski, who covered war zones in Somalia, pop stars and court cases and everything in between, has died in Cambodia.
- by David Langsam
‘Conscientious and considerate, an Age loyalist to the end’
In newsroom, Peter McLaughlin could be famously grumpy, hiding a wry sense of humour and invariably helpful when he thought it necessary.
- by John Tidey
One of Australia’s greatest goalkeepers
Many regard Ron Lord as Australia’s best goalkeeper, and his brilliance between the sticks thrilled crowds across a career spanning nearly 20 years.
- by Peter Allen
Physicist shared the Nobel Prize for his work on the ‘God Particle’
“I was facing audiences who thought I was a crackpot.”
‘Chippy’ not a conventional academic, but an agent for change
Lois Bryson’s best-known research achievement was as co-founder of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health in 1994.
- by Fran Bryson, Anne Edwards and John Murphy
Celebrating a mum, a stalwart of society
Betty Mackay, an introvert by nature, with a broken childhood, without family support and without much education built a family unit with strong family values.
- by Carol Mackay
First black performer to win Oscar for best supporting actor dies
Louis Gossett Jr took home the best supporting actor Oscar in 1982 for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman.