Obituaries
- Obituaries
- Architecture
Architect much more than creator of brutalist UTS Tower
Michael Dysart was one of Australia’s most significant architects, designing everything from universities to hundreds of schools, and reshaping the project home market.
- Tone Wheeler
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Exxon CEO Lee Raymond, the ‘Darth Vader of global warming’, dies at 87
The former head of Exxon Mobil oversaw the oil industry’s biggest corporate merger and brandished hostility towards climate-change activism.
- Joe Carroll and Kevin Crowley
Humble, heroic, selfless: Richard Scolyer beat the cancer odds but finally lost the battle
The world-renowned pathologist and researcher, who was joint Australian of the Year for 2024, became a familiar face nationwide after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.
- Garry Maddox
- First person
- Vale
I’d be delighted to be remembered as a proud everyday Aussie who ‘gave it a crack’
It was Richard Scolyer’s final wish that his passing be announced in his own words. This is his “final goodbye”, an open letter to all Australians that he penned before his final stages of illness. He died of brain cancer on Sunday.
- Richard Scolyer
Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer dies
The world-recognised pathologist survived for three years after being diagnosed with a savage form of brain cancer.
- Garry Maddox
Former governor-general a man of compassion who paid heavy price for error in judgement
Peter Hollingworth had an unwavering concern for those on the margins. But a serious mistake while he was Archbishop of Brisbane led to his resignation as governor-general.
- Sarah Hollingworth, Samantha Burchell and Barry Jones
The no-nonsense nun who got things done for the homeless and mentally ill
Sister Myree Harris was an advocate for the less fortunate: she was “Christ-like, washing their feet, devoted to the end and a possible candidate for sainthood”.
- Malcolm Brown
After football, Daniher’s spirit shone in the fight of his life
Neale Daniher’s remarkable efforts as a champion of the FightMND cause would ultimately surpass everything he achieved as a player and coach in the AFL.
- Linda Pearce
- Opinion
- Death
My beloved husband has died. I’ll never hear him say ‘hello beautiful’ again
I lost the love of my life after a heroic battle with cancer. What happens now?
- Melissa Coburn
The Speculator’s final trade
David Haselhurst was a raconteur who beat the market and defined a golden era of business journalism, mixing it with prime ministers and Kerry Packer.
- Michael Idato