Laurie Oakes is an Australian political journalist and commentator. For much of the last 40 years he has covered the Parliament of Australia in the Canberra Press Gallery, covering every Federal election since 1966. This does not cite its references or sources. ... Parliament House Canberra: The main entrance and the flag The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. ... The Canberra Press Gallery (officially called the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery) is the name given to the approximately 180 journalists and their support staff, including producers, editors and camera crews, who report the workings of the Parliament of Australia. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Oakes political commentary is often cutting, and he is well known for getting leaked political information. His interviewing style is equally incisive, and based on good research or inside information. In 1997 Oakes used leaked documents to break the travel rorts saga that ended the careers of three Ministers and several other high ranking politicians and staffers. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Oakes graduated from the University of Sydney in 1964. He was also working part time with the Sydney Daily Mirror. At the age of 25 he was the Melbourne Sun's Canberra Bureau Chief and while working for that paper he began providing political commentaries for the TV program, Willesee at Seven. The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Daily Mirror was an afternoon paper in Sydney, Australia from 1941 until it merged with its morning sister paper The Daily Telegraph in 1990 to form The Daily Telegraph-Mirror, which in 1996 reverted to The Daily Telegraph, in the process removing the last vestige of the old Daily... The Sun News-Pictorial, commonly known as The Sun, was a morning daily tabloid newspaper in Melbourne established in 1922 and closed in 1990. ... Michael Willesee (Born June 29, 1942) is an Australian television presenter. ...

In 1978 he began The Laurie Oakes Report, a televised political journal. In 1979 he joined Channel 10 for five years. He has since written about politics for The Age in Melbourne and the Sunday Telegraph in Sydney. He has commentated for several radio stations. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Ten Network logo Network TEN so called because it broadcasts on Channel TEN in most cities, is Australias third but possibly most profitable television network. ... The Age is a broadsheet daily newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

Most recently, Oakes has been a weekly contributor various Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) owned media outlets, notably the Channel 9 television program, Sunday, and regular reporter for National Nine News. He writes a weekly column for The Bulletin magazine. PBL may stand for: Pablo Baños López Philippine Basketball League Problem-based learning Publishing and Broadcasting Limited Polski Blok Ludowy (Polish Peasants Bloc) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Channel 9 refers to several television stations, among them are: Nine Network, Australia Channel 9, Malaysia C9TV, Northern Ireland WCPO, Cincinnati, Ohio Channel 9, MSDN Channel 9 is also the name of a fictional television channel on the comedy sketch show series, The Fast Show This is a disambiguation page... Front cover of the Feburary 24, 2004 edition of The Bulletin The Bulletin is a weekly magazine, which has been published in Sydney, Australia since 1880. ...

Awards

In 1998 Oakes won the Walkley Award for Journalistic Leadership, and again in 2001 for television news reporting. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Walkley Awards are an Australian literary award given out annually. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Books

• The Making of an Australian Prime Minister (1972, co-author)
• Whitlam P.M (1973)
• Grab for Power (1974, co-author)
• Crash through or Crash (1975)
• How Will I Vote (1984)

1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Columns at The Bulletin - Oakes' is Power Plays