‘To pinch an election slogan, it’s time’: Laurie Oakes retires

Zoe Samios

August 3, 2017 2:29

Nine’s longstanding political editor, Laurie Oakes, is set to retire just before his 74th birthday.

Oakes has been reporting federal politics since 1965 and became Nine’s political editor on December 1, 1984, the day of the 1984 federal election.

Since then the three-time Walkley Award-winning journalist has interviewed international and local politicians, becoming one of Australia’s best known political journalists.

Oakes will officially retire on August 18

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Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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