The Sydney Morning Herald | ABC journalist Mark Colvin dead at 65 The Sydney Morning Herald Veteran ABC journalist Mark Colvin has died at the age of 65, the ABC has confirmed. The award-winning presenter's death came after he struggled for more than 20 years with a rare auto-immune disease that he contracted while on assignment in Rwanda. ABC broadcaster Mark Colvin dead at 65 Mark Colvin: 'We've lost a good man' Vale Mark Colvin: eternal optimist and journalistic force of nature |