George Negus Dies After Long Battle With Alzheimer’s

Newsman George Negus, who has died aged 82 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, will be remembered as an icon of Australian journalism. His death was announced on Wednesday on social media. Passionate about breaking down the big stories, Negus once had the gumption and charm to question Margaret Thatcher about being “pig-headed” and Muammar Gaddafi about being a dictator. Negus, of the open-necked shirts and thick moustache, ushered in a new, energetic and unequivocally Australian era of television journalism. “Somebody said to me once that they thought the greatest contribution I made to Australian journalism was not to go to the jungles and deserts with a coat and tie on. So I took them off,” he said....