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‘Galaxy of personas’: PM leads tributes for Barry Humphries

The death of Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has sparked an outpouring of tributes for the treasured national icon at home and around the globe.

The New Daily

Barry Humphries, comedian and actor behind Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, dies aged 89 — as it happened

Australian actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who created iconic characters such as Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died aged 89. Look back as people paid tribute to him.

ABC News

Barry Humphries: Outrageous comedian and creator of Dame Edna

As Australia’s best-known comic performer, Humphries was renowned for his caricatures and politically risque humour

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Citizenship pledge sparks fears of NZ brain drain

Both sides of New Zealand politics agree the lure of Australian citizenship for Kiwis makes it important to lift the standard of living at home.

AAP

Hard defence cuts on agenda following strategic review

More details are expected following a strategic review of Australia's defence force, recommending a focus on long-range missiles and fewer land vehicles.

AAP

Cam Smith, Bryson DeChambeau chug a beer out of a shoe at LIV Golf Adelaide

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Rob Brydon speaks of Barry Humphries' final days in emotional tribute to his friend

Gavin and Stacey actor Rob Brydon has told how the Dame Edna star made him laugh to the end

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Bride celebrates beautiful wedding after long distance relationship works out

Liz O'Malley met her now husband in Australia and was uncertain about the longevity of the relationship when she moved home to Ireland, but it all ended well for the happy couple when they tied the knot last year

Dublin Live

Dame Edna star 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

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89

Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has died at the age of 89, a spokesman for the hospital where he was being treated has confirmed.

The National (Scotland)

Remembering Barry Humphries, the man who enriched the culture, reimagined the one man show and upended the cultural cringe

Barry Humphries began his career as a Dadaist. His street performances around Melbourne in the early 1950s foreshadowed performance art in Australia. He was the most daring student prankster Melbourne University had ever known.

The Conversation

Barry Humphries: Rob Brydon and Ricky Gervais lead heartwarming tributes to ‘comedy genius’

Rob Brydon wrote that he was with Humphries in Australia ‘only three days ago’

The Independent UK

Barry Humphries' final days as pal Rob Brydon tells how comic made him laugh to the end

Comedian Rob Brydon, friend of Barry Humphries, said he was with the Australian entertainer before he died in Sydney at the St Vincent's hospital following complications from a hip replacement surgery

Daily Mirror

‘Dame Edna’ creator Barry Humphries 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.

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The Independent UK

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 New Daily

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

Daily Mirror

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

Chronicle Live

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

Salon

Climate change skepticism is dying out

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

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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.

The New Daily

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.

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