Alan Oakley
Alan Oakley is Editor, National Features, for News Ltd.
He is a former editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, Herald Sun, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Age and Newcastle Herald. This makes him a serial editor.
He didn’t go to university, began his career in journalism aged 17 on the Leighton Buzzard Gazette in England and in 1985, he left the Daily Express in Manchester and came to Australia ostensibly “for a couple of years.” He stayed and took out citizenship the day the tall ships came into Sydney harbour to mark the bicentenary in 1988.
He has dual British-Australian nationality and therefore hasn’t lost an Ashes series in 21 years.
Articles by Alan Oakley
Arise Sir Ricky, Dame Pink and Lady Lady Gaga
Let me be the first to say it: surely the entire Australian cricket team must now be awarded honorary knighthoods,…... Read more
Proud Britons remain quietly confident of noble defeat
“Two world wars and one world cup” is a popular refrain from the terraces when England play Germany at football…... Read more
Australia needs Turnbull to be elected ... as Premier
Like a used nappy, is it time to toss out Blocker and Liberal Lite? In another era, Malcolm Turnbull would…... Read more
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Interest rate barney barely even rates as interesting
Stop all the cheering, cut off the champagne. Prevent the pollies from barking and silence the drums.…
Life slips away while you’re filming it on your phone
Some friends of mine had lunch on Saturday with a mate who spent so much time artfully composing photos…
Other stuff to be angry about today (with chorizo pic)
That dopey Spaniard. Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been banned for two years,…
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From: City vs country: What would you change your life for?
Dieter Moeckel says:
We made the tree change from Darwin to Wonbah more than 15 years ago. After fencing, a road, and couple of dams our money was gone. Super is enough to live comfortably. We have geese growing old and stringy the only one that made it to the pot committed Kamakazi by flying into a tree; the chooks are… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
