John Saxon Tingle was an Australian politician, journalist, and broadcaster. He was the founder of the Shooters Party in New South Wales and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995 to 2006.
He was a broadcaster and news editor at Deniliquin from 1949 to 1951 before becoming a journalist for ABC from 1951 to 1968.
During that time, he was supervisor of ABC TV News and chief of staff of the ABC News service, among other positions.
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Tingle had three children. His daughter, Laura Tingle, is a political journalist in Canberra, and chief political correspondent of the ABC current affairs program, 7.30.
Tingle was born in Sydney, the youngest daughter of Pam Chivers and journalist John Tingle who, after a long career in journalism with the ABC and commercial radio, founded the Shooters Party in 1992 and was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1995.
Tingle was educated at Turramurra High School and at the Australian International Independent School.