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LaurieOakes

@LaurieOakes

Retired political journalist. b. August 14,1943. Crime reader. Patron BADSydney Crime Writers Festival.

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LaurieOakes

15 Oct

The praise being heaped on George Negus is well-deserved.A great journalist.Serious about his craft but never dull.

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8 Sep

Return to Paradise?Don’t think I’ll bother.

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24 Aug

Impressive performance by Bill Shorten on Insiders.

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Thomas Jane

1 Aug

Out of 2,700 shows on Amazon, we are # 5. Not bad for a little Aussie crime drama. #troppo @PrimeVideo

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2 Aug

I’ll just leave this riiiiiiiight here. 😀

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21 Jul

Wow. The Harris team are out of the blocks in lightening quick time with this superb ad

From Adam

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17 Jul

Bill Shorten tough and effective on CFMEU. Why wasn’t it Albo taking the lead?

LaurieOakes

26 Jun

7.30 running a spot-the-loony segment.

LaurieOakes

10 Jun

Vale Steele Hall. Great bloke whose contribution as SA premier,senator and reformer of the Liberal Party is sadly under-rated. One of the gutsiest and most principled politicians I’ve known.

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12 May

What happened to Offsiders?

LaurieOakes

21 Apr

City in Ruins is even better.

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21 Apr

Don Winslow’s City of Dreams is fantastic.

LaurieOakes

11 Apr

Sam Maiden might have given some RN listeners the flutters, but “onanism” Is a sadly neglected word in political commentary.

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2 Apr

Another cracking Backroads.

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2 Mar

ABC brings on Sussan Ley for comic relief.

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1 Dec

Neil Mitchell— above all, a bloody good journalist. That made him one of our best radio commentators,an incisive interviewer and an accomplished stirrer. It was a privilege to join his program from time to time over the years

LaurieOakes

21 Oct 2023

They don’t come much better than Bill Hayden. He wld have made a great PM.Inheriting Bill’s policies and the people he’d put in key roles gave Hawke a head start.A politician in the finest Labor tradition. Humble,decent, clever,game as they come, Bill’s contribution was immense.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM

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4 Sep 2023

A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read: “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no…

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LaurieOakes

3 Sep 2023

Thank you to all who posted kind messages following my recent Kennedy Award.

LaurieOakes

18 Aug 2023

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