Wylie Gibbs has died at age 103
Wylie Gibbs, the Australian politician and surgeon who served as the Liberal member for the Queensland seat of Bowman in the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1969, died on…
Famous Dead People from Australia
Over 2,000 obituaries for famous people from Australia who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Pat Hyland dies at 84
Pat Hyland, an Australian jockey and horse trainer, died on March 9, 2026. Born in Port Fairy in 1941, he rode from 1956 to 1990 and recorded 2,382 winners, including…
Philip Bourne passes away at age 72
Philip Bourne, an Australian bioinformatician and writer, died on March 8, 2026, at age 72. Philip Eric Bourne was the Stephenson Chair of Data Science, director of the School of…
Nick Ciancio obituary: died at age 79
Nick Ciancio, an Australian Olympic weightlifter, died on March 7, 2026, in Melbourne at the age of 79. Born in Militello in Val di Catania, Italy, on February 21, 1947,…
Jamie Dunn passed away at age 75
Jamie Dunn, the Australian puppeteer, television and radio personality, and voice artist known for performing Agro, died on March 7, 2026. He began his entertainment career as a drummer and…
Obituary: Eddie Illingworth, dead at age 87
Eddie Illingworth, Australian cricketer for Victoria, died on March 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Edward Philip Illingworth in Fairfield, Victoria, on November 27, 1938, he played five first-class matches for…
Alan Ridge, died aged 91
Alan Ridge, an Australian politician, died on March 6, 2026, aged 91. Born in Perth on July 18, 1934, he attended John Forrest High School and worked as a clerk…
Dennis Cometti dies at 76
Dennis Cometti, the Australian sports commentator and former Australian rules football player and coach, died on March 4, 2026, aged 76. Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, on March 26, 1949,…
Ted Emery passes away at age -1
Ted Emery, an Australian film and television director and producer, died on March 3, 2026. Born in 1947, he served in the Royal Australian Navy during the Vietnam War before…
Don Baird, died aged 74
Don Baird, an Australian Olympic pole vaulter who competed in 1976, died on March 3, 2026. Born Donald George Baird on 29 May 1951, he was coached by Walter Chisholm…
Bruno Hubl dies at 78
Australian Benedictine monk Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Lorraine Bayly dies at 89
Lorraine Bayly, the Australian actress best known for her role in The Sullivans, died on February 28, 2026, aged 89. Born in Booligal, New South Wales, on January 16, 1937,…
Makybe Diva has died at age 26
Makybe Diva, the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and only horse to win three Melbourne Cups, died on February 28, 2026, aged 26. She won the Melbourne Cup in 2003, 2004, and…
Bevan Morris dead at age 76
Bevan Morris, an Australian-born American academic and politician who served as president of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, for 36 years and was a founder of the Natural…
Burnie Payne, died aged 86
Burnie Payne, an Australian footballer who played for Hobart and St Kilda, died on February 25, 2026, aged 86. Born Burnet Thomas Payne on 8 May 1939, he made his…
Daryl Cumming has died at age 74
Daryl Cumming, an Australian footballer who played for Richmond, died on February 24, 2026, aged 74. Born on 15 May 1951, he played in the VFL during the 1970s for…
Arthur Gooch death at age 94
Arthur Gooch, an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died on February 24, 2026, aged 94. Gooch played for Collingwood between 1950 and 1956 and…
Maurie Raper dies at -1
Maurie Raper, an Australian rugby league footballer who played for Penrith and Cronulla-Sutherland, died on February 22, 2026. He played as a five-eighth in the 1960s and 1970s in the…
Mark Kennedy dead at age 74
Mark Kennedy, an Australian musician and record producer who played drums for Spectrum, Ayers Rock and Marcia Hines, died on February 21, 2026, aged 74. Born in Melbourne on August…
MaryAnn Bin-Sallik passes away at age 85
MaryAnn Bin-Sallik, an Australian Indigenous Djaru elder and academic, died on February 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Broome, Western Australia, on 2 November 1940, she moved with her family…
Maxi Shield death at age 51
Maxi Shield, the Australian drag performer known professionally as Maxi Shield, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 51. Born Kristopher Elliot in Ballina, New South Wales, on…
Daryl Jackson has died at age 89
Daryl Jackson, Australian architect and educator, died on February 21, 2026, aged 89. Daryl Sanders Jackson AO was responsible for a number of notable designs, working alone and with partners…
Anna dePeyster died at age 81
Anna dePeyster, the British-Australian journalist and author known as Anna Maria dePeyster, died on February 17, 2026, at age 81. Born Anna Maria Torv in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 30,…
John Fraser has died at age 90
John Fraser, an Australian tennis player and medical doctor, died on February 14, 2026, aged 90. Born in Melbourne on August 1, 1935, he attended St Kevin’s College before studying…
Obituary: Trevor Wilson, dead at age 75
Trevor Wilson, an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died on February 14, 2026, aged 75. Born on December 10, 1950,…
Lionel Fogarty dead at age 68
Lionel Fogarty, an Indigenous Australian poet and political activist, died on February 13, 2026. Also published as Lionel Lacey, he was born in 1958 on an Aboriginal reserve at Barambah,…
Jon Kudelka death at age 53
Jon Kudelka, an Australian cartoonist, died on February 8, 2026, in Hobart, Tasmania, at the age of 53. Born in Burnie, Tasmania, on February 22, 1972, he was an editorial…
Death of Graham Morgan at age 88
Graham Morgan, an Australian drummer and teacher of drumming, died on February 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Melbourne on April 30, 1937, he was educated at Melbourne Grammar School.…
Obituary: Normana Wight, dead at age 89
Normana Wight, an Australian artist best known as a painter and printmaker, died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born on March 9, 1936, she studied painting at the Royal…
Obituary: Len Pavy, dead at age 89
Len Pavy, an Australian cricketer, died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born Leonard Pavy in Boulder, Western Australia, he played seven first-class matches for Western Australia in 1954 and…
Death of Bruce Bentley at age 81
Bruce Bentley, an Australian footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 81. Bruce Edward Bentley was born…
Bruno Zorzi died at age 88
Bruno Zorzi, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League, died on January 30, 2026, aged 88. Bruno John Zorzi was born on December 10, 1937,…
Phyllis Papps dead at age 81
Australian librarian and activist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Michael Nobbs died at age 72
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Heather Goodall, died aged 75
Heather Goodall, an Australian academic and historian, died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 75. She was Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. Her research and…
Death of Maroochy Barambah at age 70
Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Jim Ferguson, died aged 85
Jim Ferguson, an Australian diplomat, senior public servant and sport administrator, died on January 27, 2026, aged 85. Born James Alexander Ferguson in Sydney on November 29, 1940, he was…
Rado Vidošić obituary: died at age 64
Croatian-Australian football manager (Brisbane Roar Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Graham Knight passed away at age 94
Australian footballer (Fitzroy) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
John Dwyer obituary: died at age 97
John Dwyer, an Australian field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 97. John Phillip…
Robyn Thorn obituary: died at age 80
Robyn Thorn, an Australian swimmer and Olympic silver medalist, died on January 24, 2026, aged 80. Also known by her married name Robyn Nock, she won silver in the 4×100-metre…
Albert Holt passed away at age 89
Australian Aboriginal elder (Bidjara) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Bob Valentine has died at age 85
Australian motorcycle speedway rider Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Brian McGowan, died aged 88
Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Healy dies at age 88
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood) Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Bob Taylor death at age 94
Australian footballer (Essendon) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Obituary: Patsy King, dead at age 95
Australian actress (Prisoner Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Dame Marie died at age 95
Australian psychiatrist and viceroy Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Rob Hirst passed away at age 70
Australian musician (Midnight Oil) Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Robert Macklin has died at age 84
Australian journalist and author Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Death of Deirdre Jordan at age 99
Australian academic and educator Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Brian Wilshire dies at 81
Australian radio broadcaster Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Paul Clauson has died at age 76
Australian politician Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Obituary: Peter Schofield, dead at age 93
Peter John Schofield, the Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on January 13, 2026, aged 93. Born on 12…
Loraine Braham has died at age 87
Australian politician Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Athol Webb has died at age 90
Australian rules footballer (Melbourne) Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Arthur Stockwin passes away at age 90
Arthur Stockwin, a British political scientist who specialised in the politics and foreign policy of Japan, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Birmingham on November 28, 1935, he studied…
Ron Boswell passed away at age 85
Australian politician Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Graham McCamley has died at age 93
Australian cattle barron Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Phoenix Spicer dies at 23
Australian football league player (North Melbourne) Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Obituary: Tim Robertson, dead at age 81
English-born Australian actor (Chances Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Candy Raymond obituary: died at age 75
Australian actress (Don's Party Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Emma Johnston dead at age 52
Australian marine ecologist and academic Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Meredith Hooper passed away at age 86
Meredith Hooper, an Australian historian and writer, died on December 27, 2025, aged 86. Born Meredith Jean Rooney in Adelaide on October 21, 1939, she was raised in the city…
Obituary: Stephen Boyden, dead at age 100
Stephen Boyden, a British-Australian scientist and writer, died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in…
Warwick Gould has died at age 78
Warwick Gould, an Australian-born British literary scholar, died on December 25, 2025. Born in Sydney in 1947, he specialized in the Irish Literary Revival, particularly the writings of W. B.…
Nick Bolkus passed away at age 75
Australian politician Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Duncan McKenzie-McHarg dies at age 41
Australian sports journalist Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Katie Allen dies at 59
Australian politician Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Alan Scanlan dies at age 94
Alan Scanlan, an Australian politician, died on December 22, 2025. Alan Henry Scanlan was born in Caulfield on 23 June 1931, attended Melbourne High School and Melbourne Teachers' College, and…
Jean Bedford dead at age 79
English-born Australian writer Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
Chris Wallace-Crabbe dies at age 91
Australian poet and academic Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Amanda Brotchie death at age -1
Australian director (Doctor Who Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Kym Ireland died at age 70
Australian Olympic field hockey player (1984) Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Martin Grelis obituary: died at age 57
Australian actor (The Matrix Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Nicholas Hum obituary: died at age 32
Australian Paralympic long jumper (2020 Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Kerry O’Brien, died aged 79
Australian Olympic long-distance runner (1968 Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Peter Ryan passes away at age 81
Peter Ryan, the British-born Australian police officer who served as commissioner of New South Wales police from 1996 to 2002, died on December 15, 2025. Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, on…
Rachael Carpani dies at age 45
Australian actress Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Max Cunningham has died at age 89
Max Cunningham, the Australian Olympic rower who competed in the men’s eight at the 1960 Summer Olympics, died on December 14, 2025, aged 89. Born Alexander Maxwell Cunningham in Western…
Kris Kalifatidis dies at age 67
Australian soccer player Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Stephen Pearton death at age 68
Australian-American materials scientist Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Keith Suter dies at age 77
Australian social scientist Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
Peter McFarlane dies at age 73
Australian rock drummer (Finch Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Death of Bill Hauritz at age 73
Bill Hauritz, an Australian festival director, died on December 8, 2025. He directed the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland from its inception in 1994 until his retirement in 2022, when…
Death of Bruce Eastick at age 98
Australian politician Died on Sunday December 7th 2025
Bevan Spencer dies at age 79
Australian convicted child murderer Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Ted Egan passes away at age 93
Australian folk singer and civil servant Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Ted Pickering, died aged 86
Australian politician Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Stan Evans, died aged 95
Australian politician Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Warren Williams dies at 85
Australian rock musician Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Obituary: Brian Hayes, dead at age 87
Australian-born British broadcaster Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Toni Lamond dies at 93
Australian actress (Number 96 Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
John Sinclair-Hill died at age 91
Australian polo player Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Bob “Bongo” died at age 73
Australian rock guitarist (Skyhooks) Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Tony Cole dies at age 78
Australian economist Died on Friday November 28th 2025
Skye Gyngell dead at age 62
Australian chef Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Ian Lees obituary: died at age -1
Australian bass guitarist (Moving Pictures) Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Obituary: Allan Moffat, dead at age 86
Canadian-Australian racing driver Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025