Obituaries
Passionate about psychology as a scientific discipline
George Owens left an enormous legacy for the profession of psychology nationally and internationally.
- by Wal Hall and Ian Johnston
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Champion for Indigenous art on world stage couldn’t wait ‘to get home and head to sea’
Tim Klingender helped make the world aware of the compelling beauty and power of Indigenous Australian art.
- by Michael Short
Troubled singer’s career defined by emotional hit Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinead O’Connor’s life was a series of public breakdowns and comebacks, bids for attention and escape, and desperate attempts to overcome mental illness through art, love and religion.
Artist who lived life in innuendo left an indelible mark
Will Blundell often left clues in his art that he was taking the mickey
- by Amanda Day
Remarkable journey of wisdom and inspiration
Debbie Masel remains dearly cherished by the Melbourne Jewish community, with her literary contributions and teachings continuing to reverberate some 10 years after her death at 53.
- by Orly Miller
First Aboriginal person to gain PhD and to stand for federal parliament
Known for devoting himself to the advancement of his people, Gordon Briscoe had to make his way in a racially bigoted society after a difficult start to life.
- by Malcolm Brown
Author wrote bestseller inspired by 1831 death reported in the Herald
Always an Australian history buff, in retirement Robin Adair penned the colonial-era thriller Death and the Running Patterer.
- by Julie Kusko Adair
Black mathematician calculated orbits for Apollo moon landing
Granville was part of a small cadre of Black women involved in the space program celebrated in movie Hidden Figures.
Highly regarded publisher of regional newspapers built international empire
Parker built a national and international rural and regional publishing empire.
- by Paul Myers
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