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In Pictures: The many faces of Barry Humphries

Humphries became a staple of the British comedy circuit after moving from Australia to London in 1959.

The Independent UK

‘Don’t judge Australia by the Australians’: Memorable quotes from Barry Humphries and his alter egos

The Australian comic has died at the age of 89 after years of performing on both stage and television

The Independent UK

The Stats Guy: What does China’s flawed census mean for Australia? A warning most of all

China has likely overcounted its population by at least 100 million. That missing demographic won't be buying Australia's exports

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Barry Humphries' This Morning skit and King Charles prank remembered in funniest moments

Dame Edna Everage fans are sharing Barry Humphries' funniest moments on social media after the Australian star has sadly died aged 89

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries: Ricky Gervais and Anthony Albanese join tributes for ‘one of a kind’ star – as it happened

Australian comedian and actor, best known for his creations Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died aged 89

The Guardian - UK

Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89 in hospital

The Australian comedian, who invented Dame Edna in the 1950s, had been admitted to hospital following complications from hip replacement surgery

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Japanese ship that sank during WWII with 864 Australian soldiers on board found after 81 years

Australia says discovery of WW II shipwreck ends ‘tragic’ maritime chapter

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Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs

Explorers have announced they found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives

The Independent UK

Climate change skepticism is dying out

The world is less skeptical of the basic science that underlies climate change than ever before

Salon

A look back at the colourful characters of Barry Humphries

In a career spanning seven decades, Barry Humphries created one of the most iconic casts of characters in Australian entertainment history.

ABC News

Iconic Australian actor and author Barry Humphries dies aged 89

Barry Humphries, the actor responsible for creating such iconic Australian characters as Dame Edna Everage, has died at the age of 89.

The New Daily

Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89

Famed for personas that also included the vulgar Sir Les Patterson, Humphries became a household name in a seven-decade career

The Guardian - UK

Entertainer Barry Humphries lived a life as colourful as his many characters

The enduringly popular Australian has died at the age of 89.

The Independent UK

Australian entertainer Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89

Humphries died on Saturday evening in hospital in Sydney.

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Barry Humphries tributes pour in as world of comedy remembers Dame Edna star's 'genius'

Piers Morgan called Barry Humphries "One of the funniest people I’ve ever met" and Ricky Gervais said: "Farewell, Barry Humphries, you Comedy genius." Jason Donovan added: "Australia has lost one of its greatest!"

Reuters

Barry Humphries, creator of Dame Edna, dies at 89

Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage who blossomed from an Australian suburban housewife into a self-described gigastar, died on Saturday. He was 89.

ABC News

In Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries created a character whose fame would outstrip his own

Barry Humphries was on the path to becoming a lawyer when he instead decided to pursue the theatre. But it was his greatest creation, a Moonee Ponds housewife with wisteria-pink hair, who soaked up the limelight while featuring her beloved signature gladioli.

Evening Standard

Barry Humphries dead: Dame Edna star passes away aged 89

Australian entertainer Barry Humphries, best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, has died at the age of 89.

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Barry Humphries, 'greatest ever Australian', bows out

Entertainer Barry Humphries, who brought to life Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died at the age of 89 in a Sydney hospital surrounded by family.

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Australia Says Discovery of WW2 Shipwreck Ends ‘Tragic’ Maritime Chapter

Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship, sunk in World War Two with 864 Australian soldiers on board, had been found in the South China Sea, ending a tragic chapter of the country's history. Marles said the SS Montevideo Maru, an…

The New Daily

Lest we forget: Anzacs to be honoured around the world

Australian elected officials will honour the country's fallen veterans at dawn services at Gallipoli, the Western Front and the Kokoda Track

Daily Record

Ange Postecoglou on the Celtic 'values' that he carries as he talks up silverware pressure experience

The Hoops gaffer is inspired by his early days in Australia when it comes to dealing with the stress of fighting for trophies

The National (Scotland)

Ange Postecoglou takes a trip down memory lane to the title win that started it all

It has been 25 years since Postecoglou first became a league-winning manager.

The New Daily

Wreck hunters find Japanese ship that took 980 Australian POWs to a deep-sea grave

The wreck of a ship caught up in Australia's worst-ever maritime disaster has been found 4000 metres under the sea off the Philippines.

The New Daily

Aussies Callum Robson and Jacob Willcox make that cut at Margaret River Pro

Australians Callum Robson and Jacob Willcox have survived the elimination second round at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia

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