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Essendon assistant coach Dale Tapping.

Essendon assistant coach Dale Tapping dies after illness

Tapping, 59, who had been slated to coach Essendon’s VFL team this year, died on Tuesday.

  • Jake Niall

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Former Lion Troy Selwood.

‘We are heartbroken’: Former AFL player Troy Selwood dies, aged 40

Selwood’s death has stunned the football community. The Selwood family has deep connections throughout multiple clubs, states and the AFL.

  • Michael Gleeson
Marianne Faithfull in 2009.

Marianne Faithfull, voice of Britain’s swinging ’60s, dies at 78

Best known for her gravelly voice and sultry image, the singer and actress and former associate of the Rolling Stones has died.

  • Alistair Bell
Nicholas Eadie in Medivac.

Acclaimed Australian actor, star of Cop Shop and Underbelly, dead at 66

Nicholas Eadie starred opposite a young Nicole Kidman in the wartime miniseries, Vietnam, as well as having roles in A Country Practice, Halifax f.p. and The Henderson Kids.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Kevin Bacon in Footloose.

Pioneering Footloose choreographer dies at 78

Lynne Taylor-Corbett choreographed Broadway musicals and ballets before carving out a place in Hollywood lore.

  • Alex Williams
Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright has died aged 95.

Joan Plowright, English actor of dazzling versatility, dies at 95

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, famed for her roles in “kitchen sink” dramas on stage, and the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died.

  • Adam Bernstein
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Montage of scenes from David Lynch’s work.

Elephant Man to Twin Peaks: The six essential David Lynch works

Few directors have a back catalogue as bizarre, surreal and unique as the late, great David Lynch.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Lynch at the launch of the “David Lynch: Between Two Worlds” exhibition in Brisbane in 2015.

David Lynch, visionary director behind Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, dies at 78

The American filmmaker who was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in movies such as Blue Velvet has died just days before his 79th birthday.

Wonder World creator and former presenter Simon Townsend has died aged 79, soon after an aggressive cancer diagnosis.

Simon Townsend, beloved Australian kids’ TV host, has died

The popular TV presenter was also a conscientious objector, jailed for refusing to be conscripted to fight in the Vietnam War.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden watch as a joint services body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during the state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

‘God bless you, Jimmy Carter’: Ex-president’s funeral provides rare moment of unity

President-elect Donald Trump and former president Barack Obama shared a laugh. Trump even shook Mike Pence’s hand.

  • Farrah Tomazin

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