Vale
Vale John Kennedy: he thought, and he did
There have been few more significant figures in the history of VFL/AFL footy than John Kennedy, who died on Thursday.
- by Greg Baum
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Hawthorn
AFL legend John Kennedy snr dies aged 91
Hawthorn confirmed the club icon, who became the 29th Australian Football Hall of Fame legend earlier this month, died peacefully on Thursday morning.
- by Anthony Colangelo and Jon Pierik
Sydney
Musical theatre star Michael Falzon dies aged 48
The star of the original Australian production of We Will Rock You – who was hand-picked by Ben Elton and Queen for the role – was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of germ cell cancer last year.
- by Mary Ward
Celebrity
Joel Schumacher, director of Batman Forever and St Elmo's Fire, dies at 80
The filmmaker died in New York after a year-long battle with cancer, his representative said.
Cinema
Ian Holm, star of Rings, Hobbit and Chariots, dies
Sir Ian Holm, star of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, has died aged 88.
Obituaries
Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies at 92
Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland, died on Wednesday. She was 92.
UK
World War II sweetheart, singer Vera Lynn, dies at 103
During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favourites such as We'll Meet Again.
Horse racing
'One of the backbones of the industry': Pride's tribute to Cojuangco
Gooree owner Eduardo Cojuangco has been remembered for his passion for racing in Australia following his death aged 85.
- by Chris Roots
Tony Abbott
'A true original': Former DLP senator John Madigan dies, aged 53
John Madigan, a Ballarat blacksmith who led the Democratic Labour Party out of the wilderness in 2010, has died after a long battle with cancer.
- by Rob Harris
Obituaries
Combustible but caring, Noel 'Ned' Kelly was a hard man with heart of gold
A member of the Australian, Queensland and Magpies teams of the century, Kelly was sent off 17 times and had his fair share of scraps. Yet he was an empathetic man awarded an OAM partly for his care of hospitalised former players.
- by Roy Masters
Obituaries
Vale Noel 'Ned' Kelly: beloved rugby league hard man dies
Less than a month after the death of fellow Western Suburbs legend Arthur Summons, rugby league is mourning the passing of a player who signed his first contract with the Magpies on a beer coaster in North Queensland.
- by Roy Masters