(born 1913), ALP politician 2 September – Robert Holmes à Court (born 1937), businessman 26 September – Sir James Forrest (born 1905), lawyer 30 September – Patrick White (born 1912), author 14 October – Clifton Pugh (born 1924), artist 8 November – Helen Cutler (born 1923), charity worker and patron 25 December – John Stuart Anderson (born 1908), chemist See also 1990 in Australian television List of Australian films of 1990 References Australia Years of the 20th century in Australia