‘My heart is broken,my darling boy’:Family,friends farewell Jesse Baird

‘My heart is broken,my darling boy’:Family,friends farewell Jesse Baird

Mourners remembered Baird’s humour,sense of joy and love for his friends and family in an emotional memorial service in Melbourne.

  • byJordan Baker andPerry Duffin

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Ian Heads,the ‘gentleman journalist’ of rugby league,dies aged 81
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Ian Heads,the ‘gentleman journalist’ of rugby league,dies aged 81

Described by ARLC chair Peter V’landys as ‘quite simply a doyen of rugby league journalism’,the former Sun-Herald columnist and author had been battling a long illness.

  • byAndrew Webster
Leader of AWU through ‘proxy war’ of turbulent shearers’ dispute

Leader of AWU through ‘proxy war’ of turbulent shearers’ dispute

Michael O’Shea led the Australian Workers Union during the bitter dispute over shearing equipment during the 1980s.

  • byJack Ayoub
Iris Apfel,fashion icon known for her eye-catching style,dies at 102

Iris Apfel,fashion icon known for her eye-catching style,dies at 102

“I’ll never be pretty,but it doesn’t matter,” said Iris Apfel. “I have something much better. I have style.” The textile expert,interior designer and late-in-life fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style has died,aged 102.

  • byBeth J. Harpaz
Labor senator Linda White dies after health battle

Labor senator Linda White dies after health battle

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pays tribute to Victorian senator Linda White,who has died,as a “formidable and valued colleague” and a “devout supporter of working Australians”.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Curb Your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis dies,aged 76

Curb Your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis dies,aged 76

The acclaimed comedian was named one of the top 50 stand-up comedians of all time,and one of the 20th Century’s most influential humourists.

  • byMark Kennedy
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Fashion world mourns ‘visionary’ founder of Queensland-based label

Fashion world mourns ‘visionary’ founder of Queensland-based label

The CEO and founder of Queensland alternative clothing brand Black Milk has died in an accident while on holiday.

  • byMikala Theocharous
Mystery men who visited marathon champion’s house before death arrested

Mystery men who visited marathon champion’s house before death arrested

Kenyan police confirmed four men had been detained after Kelvin Kiptum’s father called for a probe into a visit he said took place in the lead-up to Sunday’s fatal crash.

  • byBen Rumsby
Four ‘unidentified people’ were looking for marathon great in days before death,father says

Four ‘unidentified people’ were looking for marathon great in days before death,father says

Kelvin Kiptum,whose impact on long-distance running has been compared to Usain Bolt’s breakthrough in sprinting,died on Sunday night.

  • byJeremy Wilson
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash

Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash

The 24-year-old’s coach also died in the road accident in western Kenya,according to fellow runner Milcah Chemos.

  • byTom Odula,Mutwiri Mutuota andGerald Imray
‘Before I finished my pitch,he gave me $500,000’:The life and times of Harold Mitchell

‘Before I finished my pitch,he gave me $500,000’:The life and times of Harold Mitchell

Media executive Harold Mitchell left an indelible mark on Australia.

  • byStephen Brook