Obituaries
Highly regarded publisher of regional newspapers built international empire
Parker built a national and international rural and regional publishing empire.
- by Paul Myers
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Uni student relived past at 58 to write thesis on women in Depression
The scholar wrote about “female experiences, of the young, the qualified professional and the widow and deserted wife” during Australia’s hardest years.
- by John Dunn
Publisher showed stoic resilience as he lost house, yacht, everything
John Ferguson kept the door ajar for different ideas in publishing
- by Matthew Richardson
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Human rights
A passion for politics marked a life well travelled
Jo Connolly ventured repeatedly into places less travelled. To the end she remained an engaged supporter of people struggling to preserve life, land and culture.
- by Sharon Connolly
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University
Teacher and scholar had a global influence on the philosophy of art
Jenny McMahon was a fine, creative, productive scholar, and a diligent, innovative teacher who made a substantial and enduring global contribution to the discipline of philosophy, particularly in the fields of aesthetics, philosophy of art and meta-ethics.
- by Kylie Trask-Kerr and Brendan Ryan
Owner of exclusive Fiji resort visited by Kidman and Crowe
Entrepreneur David Gilmour always travelled with his Fiji water : “I brush my teeth with it.”
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Indigenous
A visionary politician with a passion for climate change policy
Tom Roper was an outstanding Australian whose views were often far-sighted and were present in his work on climate change and his support of First Nations peoples.
- by Tom Yates
Swimming instructor to the stars on the French Riviera
Pierre Gruneberg had to swim in circles around Paul McCartney to keep a watch for jellyfish, and Robin Williams had an aversion to sharks.
Veteran newsman who won a Walkley from ‘God’s waiting room’
Mick Barnes’s award-winning article from his aged-care home was a small masterpiece of careful observation.
- by Frank Robson
Architect left legacy of buildings harmonious with the natural order
Peter Muller’s work is regarded as ground-breaking examples of architecture.
- by Suzy Flowers
Famed British actor found dead six months after going missing
The remains of British actor Julian Sands have been found, six months after he was first reported missing while hiking in California.