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Jennifer King

Jennifer King is a freelance obituary writer based between Brisbane and Mullumbimby

June 2026

  • Prof Richard Scolyer looking out of a window at the University of Sydney

    Richard Scolyer, acclaimed melanoma researcher who tried experimental treatment on his own brain cancer – obituary

    Pathologist and athlete who was Australian of the year in 2024 underwent a bold experimental treatment after devastating brain cancer diagnosis

April 2026

  • Authors by Ulf Andersen - David Malouf<br>PARIS - MAY 14: Australian author David Malouf poses while in Paris,France to promote his book on the 14th of May 2000. (Photo by Ulf Andersen/Getty Images)

    David Malouf, Australian writer whose work spanned the ancient world and 70s Brisbane – obituary

  • Broadcaster James Valentine, who showed his true colours on ABC Sydney Afternoons, has died aged 64

    James Valentine, talented musician who elevated the art of talk on ABC Sydney radio – obituary

March 2026

  • Rhoda Roberts

    Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous broadcaster and cultural powerhouse

    Roberts, who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, held multiple positions across decades in which she promoted Indigenous culture

November 2025

  • John Laws

    John Laws, Australian radio’s ‘Golden Tonsils’ who dominated airwaves for six decades – obituary

  • Former Labor minister Graham Richardson

    Graham Richardson, hard-nosed former Labor minister and numbers man – obituary

August 2025

  • David Stratton

    David Stratton, legendary film critic who championed Australian and international cinema – obituary

    Stratton brought Australia’s movies to the world and the world’s movies to Australia, forming an unforgettable TV partnership with Margaret Pomeranz

July 2025

  • Joan Anderson, holding the original bamboo hoop she shipped over from Australia. (Supplied: Chris Riess and Amy Hill)

    Australian woman who introduced the hula hoop to the world – but missed out on the profits – dies aged 101

    Despite being uncredited for her role in launching what became a global craze, Joan Anderson was just ‘happy to bring so much joy to people’

December 2024

  • Henry Talbot born Hindenburg, Germany 06 December 1920, arrived Australia 1940, died Sydney, New South Wales 25 January 1999 No title (Fashion illustration, model Maggie Tabberer) 1960 gelatin silver photograph 24.4 x 19.1 cm Henry Talbot Fashion Photography Archive (119628) © Lynette Anne Talbot

    Maggie Tabberer: Vogue model who became the face of Australian fashion

    Obituary: the glamorous model also had successful careers as editor, TV presenter and fashion designer, bringing sophistication into Australian homes

February 2024

  • Lowitja O'Donoghue and Gordon Smart

    Lowitja O’Donoghue: formidable advocate for Aboriginal Australians who overcame adversity and prejudice

    Stolen from her mother at the age of two, O’Donoghue became a nationally admired leader and champion for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

June 2023

  • A bag of Fantales - that have now stopped production after almost 100 years

    double quotation markIt’s a wrap for Fantales, but we’ll always have our sweet memories

    Jennifer King
    The choc-coated caramels wrapped in film trivia have been a childhood favourite for almost 100 years, but all good things must come to an end

April 2023

  • Father Bob Maguire at St Peter and Paul in South Melbourne, where he was the priest for 38 years.

    Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy – obituary

    Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’

January 2023

  • Archbishop Of Sydney Holds Opening Mass Of World Youth Day 08<br>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 15: In this handout photo provided by World Youth Day, His Eminence Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney addresses the audience during the Opening Mass of Welcome of World Youth Day Sydney 2008 at Barangaroo on July 15, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Organised every two to three years by the Catholic Church, World Youth Day (WYD) is an invitation from the Pope to the youth of the world to celebrate their faith. The celebration, being held in Sydney from July 15, 2008 to July 20, 2008, will mark the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia. (Photo by World Youth Day via Getty Images)

    Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most powerful Catholic, who was dogged by scandal – obituary

    Cardinal was acquitted on appeal of child sexual abuse charges but remained tarnished by his response to paedophile priests over decades

December 2022

  • Wendy Jenkins of Fremantle Press, the first editor of AB Facey's A Fortunate Life

    ‘A visceral feeling’: how a young editor discovered the Australian classic A Fortunate Life

    Wendy Jenkins, who has died aged 70, took some unpromising typed pages from a pile of unsolicited manuscripts and was immediately captivated

September 2022

  • Indigenous elder and actor Uncle Jack Charles starred in films including Wolf Creek and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. He also co-founded Australia’s first Indigenous-run theatre company.

    Uncle Jack Charles: the ‘lost boy’ who found his way through storytelling

    Obituary: Aboriginal actor and activist overcame abuse and incarceration to become one of the nation’s most respected and cherished Elders

August 2022

  • Judith Durham in 1970Judith Durham Singer With Pop Group 'the Seekers' - 1970 Judith Durham Singer With Pop Group 'the Seekers' - 1970

    Judith Durham, voice of the Seekers and Australia’s first global pop queen

    Obituary: Durham’s distinctive voice took the quartet to international fame in the 1960s, before she forged a successful solo career

July 2022

  • Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia

    Australia news live
    At least 77 Covid deaths; Albanese pays tribute to Abe; NSW counts cost of floods – as it happened

  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae, illustration<br>Corynebacterium diphtheriae, computer illustration. C. diphtheriae is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium which is transmitted by respiratory droplets and causes the disease diphtheria. Diphtheria is characterised by the formation of fibrin-containing membranes on the tonsils and on the surface of the respiratory tract that can lead to respiratory obstruction (difficulties in breathing). C. diphtheriae also produces a toxin which affects the heart, nervous system and kidneys.

    Now diphtheria: is northern NSW incubating another Australian health crisis?

May 2022

  • Caroline Jones in 2018

    Caroline Jones: groundbreaking Australian journalist and champion of women in media

    Obituary: the journalist and broadcaster paved the way for women and became a passionate and generous mentor to young rural and regional reporters

February 2022

  • Flooding in Lismore, NSW

    Australia news live
    Cars stranded on M1 as Queensland death toll rises to eight – as it happened

    All the day’s news as it unfolded
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