Alan Ramsey

Alan Ramsey started in journalism in 1953. He was a correspondent with the first contingent of Australian combat troops to Vietnam 1965, and from 1986 he spent the next twenty two years as a columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra. When he retired in December 2008 he was the oldest serving member of the Canberra Press Gallery.

Alan Ramsey started in journalism in 1953. He was a correspondent with the first contingent of Australian combat troops to Vietnam 1965, and from 1986 he spent the next twenty two years as a columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra. When he retired in December 2008 he was the oldest serving member of the Canberra Press Gallery. See less