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Founder and vice-chairman of the New South Wales Shooters Party, John Tingle has died.
A former ABC journalist and broadcaster, Tingle moved into commercial radio in 1969 including forays into talkback radio.
Tingle also presented television programs on Seven, Nine, ABC, SBS and WIN throughout his career.
In 1992 Tingle founded the Shooters Party in response to regulation over gun ownership. He was elected to the New South Wales legislative council in 1995 and served until 2006.
He is survived by three children, including his daughter Laura Tingle, a political journalist in Canberra and chief political correspondent on ABC’s 7.30 program.
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