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Jerry Adler (right) with James Gandolfini in an episode from season two of The Sopranos.

Sopranos, The Good Wife star Jerry Adler dies aged 96

After decades behind the scenes, the Broadway veteran turned to acting in his early 60s and became an unlikely star.

  • Mallika Sen

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Tony Yeldham in his Double Bay shop in 1998.

Elton, Jagger, Sinatra: raconteur’s luxury shop was the destination for the stars

One of the first to stock designer European labels, Tony Yeldham’s Double Bay menswear store became the sartorial and social hot spot for the “it” crowd.

  • Andrew Hornery
Bob Simpson.

‘He worked our backsides off’: Greats pay tribute to the man who revived Australian cricket

If Australia’s cricketers were out too late at night, Bob Simpson always found out.

  • Andrew Wu
Mark McArdle served in parliament for nearly 17 years.

Former Queensland minister Mark McArdle dies

David Crisafulli, who served in the Newman cabinet alongside McArdle, said Queensland is “poorer for the passing” of the former minister.

  • James Hall

Judy Bailey, pioneering woman of Australian jazz, dies at 89

Jazz pianist Judy Bailey came to Sydney for six months, and never left.

  • John Shand
Col Joye wih Alyce.

Col Joye was first teen idol who sparked riots and made girls swoon, but ‘silly’ parents loved him

In their heydey, the Joy Boys were a menace to the nation’s morals, purveyors of the devil’s music ... but their leader, Col Joye, went on to become Australia’s golden boy.

  • Glenn A Baker
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Australian music icon Col Joye dead at 88

Best known for hits including Bye Bye Baby and Rocky Road Blues, the pioneering rock-pop musician died on Tuesday.

  • Nell Geraets
Sam Backo, who as a six-year-old was part of the ‘yes’ campaign, at Uluru.

Maroons, Raiders legend Sam Backo dies

A proud Warrgamay Indigenous man, he played seven State of Origin matches for the Maroons, six Kangaroos Tests, 116 matches for the Canberra Raiders and 20 for the Brisbane Broncos.

  • Alex Condon
Chef Kurt Sampson has passed away after a battle with Motor Neurone Disease.

Kurt Sampson, one of Australia’s most accomplished chefs, dies aged 57

A chef’s chef that helmed key restaurants in Perth and Melbourne, Sampson leaves behind a legacy of deliciousness, kindness and humility.

  • Max Veenhuyzen

I was Father Chris Riley’s biographer. I’m so sad, but glad he got his dying wish

I asked Youth Off The Streets founder Chris Riley if I could write a book about him. I ended up writing three.

  • Sue Williams