NSW Labor heavyweight Michael Egan has been remembered as a man who was “impatient with purists and theorists”.
The actor played Michael ‘Sicko Micko’ Martin on the long-running soap,though his acting career had long since come to an end.
The billionaire developer’s work decontaminating former industrial land at Rhodes,and his transforming Parramatta Square project,cemented his legacy.
The developer and philanthropist,who built a property empire across Australia,was renowned for taking big calls and backing his judgment.
Mary Weiss was 15 when she released her first record,and 16 when she bought her first gun – protection from the unwanted attention that came with fame.
George Richards,for years the renowned editor of the paper’s Column 8,has died aged 89.
The body of Stephen Laybutt,who played 15 matches for Australia,was found in bushland on the Far North Coast.
The former professional footballer,who in 2021 donated his kidney to a stranger,has died aged 46. His body was found in bushland north of Byron Bay.
Franz Beckenbauer,one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and coach and considered by many to be Europe’s finest player,has died aged 78.
The 1970s heart-throb,who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo and also topped the music charts,has been remembered as a beloved family man.
Pilger’s family announced in posts on the famed human rights advocate’s official social media channels that he had died in England on December 30.