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Marion Halligan wrote novels that are compulsively readable and full of ideas.
Alexei Navalny, a persistent thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16, 2024, in prison, authorities said.
Mayat embodied principled, faith-based, socially committed, inspired leadership.
Granger, who died in December 2023, is credited with making avocado toast fashionable. Little did he know that his lasting legacy would inspire a meme that symbolized generational tension.
Former federal NDP leader and founder of the Broadbent Institute, Ed Broadbent, has died at the age of 87. His political legacy is a mixed one.
Glynis Johns, most famous for her role as the suffragette mother Mrs Winifred Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins (1964), passed away last week at the age of 100.
The TV producer showed how storytelling can bridge divides and serve as a beacon of truth in a complex world.
Former Labor Leader and Governor-General Bill Hayden has died aged 85. Hayden is remembered for his role in establishing Medibank (later Medicare) and for leading Labor’s recovery after 1975.
A celebrated poet and Nobel laureate, Louise Glück wrote about mortality, broken families and human frailty with devastating wryness and quiet beauty.
For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
Michael Parkinson, who has died at 88, demonstrated the art of the good interview night after night.
New Hollywood filmmaker William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at 87.
Nigeria’s writer and professor of drama, Kole Omotoso, died on 19 July 2023 aged 80.
The jazz singer saw renewed success late in life on the back of collaborations with an eclectic array of artists.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author was always willing to experiment with his prose, pacing and narration, crafting an oeuvre that varied wildly in style and structure.
Similar techniques used to identify criminals have been employed to unmask anonymous authors. But they aren’t foolproof.
Cormac McCarthy, who has died aged 89, was a major American writer with a distinctive voice. In McCarthy’s world, war and violence are primordial realities.
Despite his serving three separate terms in office, it’s still difficult to decide on a definitive view of the late Italian prime minister.
During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
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