Thornton and friend Rosalie Bogner famously chained themselves to the Regatta Hotel bar in a 1965 protest. The state has vowed to memorialise her with a statue.
Sam Landsberger’s father,Jake,says the endless tributes to his son are a testament to the fantastic relationships he forged with colleagues and sports stars alike.
Donahue’s willingness to explore the hot-button social issues of the day emerged immediately. In 1967,he featured an atheist as his first guest.
Sarah Carter,the western suburbs councillor who campaigned against child poverty,packed as much as she could into her too-short life,mourners at her funeral heard.
Thorpe’s death was a shock to many when announced by the England Cricket Board.
The Queensland man who rose to fame after a historical arrest video was posted online more than 10 years ago has been described as “an enigma”.
The pioneering television journalist and war correspondent’s book Boned exposed cultural problems within commercial television.
The former England captain pays tribute to his teammate,who was his batting partner when Vaughan scored his first Test hundred.
Andrewartha will be best remembered for playing Lyn Scully in Neighbours and Reb Keane in Prisoner.
The longtime radio and television veteran was farewelled on the same day competition begun in Paris - with a new tribute announced in his honour.
A long-time International Olympic Committee member,Kevan Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.