July 10, 2026 — 12:55pmVeteran broadcaster, bon vivant and sometime senator Derryn Hinch has died, aged 82, after a long battle with a series of infections arising from a bad fall last year, according to reports.Melbourne radio station 3AW confirmed the news on Friday afternoon, saying on air that Hinch had “died at home in his own bed as he wanted”.In an interview with A Current Affair in November, Hinch claimed he had had 30 falls in the preceding 12 months, one of which left him lying on the floor of his St Kilda Road apartment for 12 hours before help arrived.Derryn Hinch at home in 2024.Justin McManusHe suffered two broken ribs in that incident in September, and the after-effects lingered for the rest of his life, sending him back to the nearby Alfred Hospital for multiple extended st