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Acclaimed producer behind Nirvana, Pixies dies at 61
Steve Albini engineered albums like Nirvana’s In Utero, but took no royalties from it and railed against the music industry.
- by Ben Brasch
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Aussie rock legend and Jimmy and the Boys frontman, Ignatius Jones, dies
Jones was lead singer of Jimmy and the Boys and went on to direct some of Sydney’s leading arts festivals.
- by Linda Morris
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NRL 2024
Former rugby league star Terry Hill dead aged 52
Hill made 246 first-grade appearances during spells at Manly, Wests Tigers, Western Suburbs, Eastern Suburbs and Souths.
- by Tom Decent and Billie Eder
Les Twentyman wrote his own eulogy. These are his parting words
The Victorian premier told mourners at Twentyman’s state funeral that the eulogy was typical of a man who always “downplayed the enormous difference he made”.
- by Jewel Topsfield
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Cricket Australia
Ignominy and impact: Former CA chair Jack Clarke dies
Jack Clarke, the Cricket Australia chair who oversaw the introduction of the Big Bash League and a major overhaul of the governing body’s board of directors, has died in Adelaide.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Seven West Media
‘Our hearts are broken’: Former Sunrise reporter Nathan Templeton found dead
The 44-year-old is reported to have suffered a medical episode while walking his dog.
- by Calum Jaspan
Melbourne youth worker Les Twentyman dies
Described as “one of Melbourne’s big characters”, Twentyman was known for his work with at-risk young people – particularly in the western suburbs. He was 76.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
‘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.
- by Jordan Baker and Perry Duffin
Opinion
Opinion
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.
- by Andrew Webster
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.
- by Jack Ayoub
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.
- by Beth J. Harpaz