The People

Marc Besen AC

1923 – 2023

Marcus (Marc) Besen AC (1923–2023), philanthropist and arts benefactor, founded the Besen Family Foundation with his wife Eva Besen AO.

The Hon. Bill Hayden AC

1933 – 2023

The Hon Bill Hayden AC (1933‒2023) was Governor-General of Australia from 1989 to 1996 and Leader of the Opposition from 1977 to 1983.

Ron Barassi AM

1936 – 2023

Ron Barassi AM (1936‒2023) is among the most celebrated individuals in the history of Australian Rules football.

Barry Humphries

1934 – 2023

Barry Humphries AO CBE (1934–2023), actor, writer and artist, was the world's all-time most successful solo theatrical performer.

Robert McFarlane

1942 – 2023

Robert McFarlane (1942–2023), photographer, was born in Glenelg, South Australia.

Kevin Weldon AM

1933 – 2023

Kevin Weldon (1933-2023), businessman and philanthropist, spent his early years in Ingham in far north Queensland, where his father ran a car dealership.

Kunmanara (Ngilan) Dodd

1946 – 2023

Sir James Hardy OBE

1932 – 2023

Sir James Hardy OBE (1932-2023) was a wine industry executive, yachtsman and community leader.

Dr Robert (Bob) Edwards AO

1930 – 2023

Dr Robert (Bob) Edwards AO (1930-2023) made a remarkable contribution to the cultural sector in Australia.

William Mora

1953 – 2023

William Mora (1953–2023), art dealer and gallerist, was the eldest son of artist Mirka Mora and restauranteur and gallery owner Georges Mora.

Yunupingu AM

1948 – 2023

Yunupiŋu (1948–2023), revered senior ceremonial Yolŋu man of the Gumatj clan from North-East Arnhem Land, fought tirelessly for the rights and recognition of Yolŋu and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people alike.

John Olsen AO CBE

1928 – 2023

John Olsen AO OBE (1928–2023), painter, was one of the major figures in 20th-century Australian art.

Bruce Petty

1929 – 2023

Bruce Petty (1929-2023), political cartoonist, grew up in Melbourne and as a young man took night classes in art at RMIT.

Queen Elizabeth II

1926 – 2022

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who subsequently became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Jack Charles

1943 – 2022

Jack Charles (1943–2022) was a revered Wiradjuri, Boon Warrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Woiwurrung and Yorta Yorta Elder, activist, actor, musician and artist.

Archie Roach AC

1956 – 2022

Archie Roach AC (1956–2022), singer/songwriter and storyteller, has been described as the voice of the Stolen Generations.

Wesley Stacey

1941 – 2023

Wesley Stacey (1941–2023), photographer, was an apprentice silk screener and studied drawing and design at East Sydney Technical College in the early 1960s before working as a graphic designer and photographer in Sydney and London.

Richard Woldendorp AM

1927 – 2023