Richard Neville

Born in Australia in 1941, he became widely known as a co-founder of Oz, the provocative magazine that began in Sydney before moving to London and becoming a symbol of 1960s counterculture. Early in his career he studied at the University of New South Wales, worked on student journalism, and quickly built a reputation for irreverent, confrontational writing.

Alongside his journalism, he wrote books including The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj and Hippie Hippie Shake, a memoir of the era that later inspired a film adaptation. His work often mixed reporting, memoir, and social commentary, with a lasting interest in youth culture, censorship, and the politics of public life.

He died in 2016 at the age of 74. He remains an important figure in Australian media history, remembered for bringing mischief, style, and a sense of challenge to everything he wrote.