David Oldfield

David Oldfield is the 4th and youngest child of June Emma (c. 1930—present) and Ernest Radcliffe "Bill" Oldfield (1918–2008).

He joined the Australian Army in 1939 and was transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940.

He was assigned to the No. 2 Squadron and achieved the rank of Flight lieutenant before becoming a prisoner of war when the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber carrying his crew crash landed due to engine complications, 20 yards off the coast of Sumba Island, Indonesia, where they were captured by Japanese forces on 27 April 1945.

The crew was rescued and returned to Australia in 1946, and Ernest Oldfield was promoted to flight sergeant and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal for courage... In later years, Ernest Oldfield became the CEO of Samuel Taylor Pty Ltd, a pioneering company of the household goods industry in Australia (known for their creation of cleaning products such as Mr Sheen and Mortein).

Oldfield attended Balgowlah Boys School, where he took interest in shooting, swimming, and other sport-related activities.

His uncle, Edward Peate "Ted" Oldfield was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1965, representing Maylands between 1951 and 1956, Mount Lawley between 1956 and 1962, and Maylands again from 1962 to 1965.

He first represented Maylands as a Liberal, before contesting Mount Lawley as an Independent, and returning to Maylands under Labor.

His paternal grandparents, Lena Eva (née Peate) was a housewife, and Ernest Henry was a Commercial traveller.

Oldfield was born and raised in Manly, a beachside suburb of Sydney.

His mother was a small business proprietor during Oldfield's childhood.

His father, Ernest Radcliffe enlisted to serve in World War II.

David Ernest Oldfield (born 25 June 1958) is an Australian former politician who co-founded and was national director of the Pauline Hanson's One Nation party.

Oldfield was initially involved in politics as a member of Manly Council, a Liberal candidate for Manly and a political advisor to then-Liberal Party minister (and future Prime Minister of Australia), Tony Abbott.

He later became acquainted with parliamentary newcomer Pauline Hanson, who in the wake of her election to the Australian House of Representatives gained notoriety for comments about Indigenous Australians, Asians, immigration and multiculturalism.

While working for Abbott, Oldfield began to construct Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

After graduating from Balgowah, Oldfield founded Fathom Dive Pty Ltd in 1984, a Sporting goods retailer specializing in water sports, based in Farlight near Manly Beach.

Fathom was also a diving academy and operated recreational underwater diving expeditions, exploring underwater off the coast of New South Wales.

He became an Australian diving champion and underwater photography champion in 1986, and was named Captain of the New South Wales State scuba diving team that same year.

He was a member of the St Ives Pistol Club.

On 8 January 1988, a drowning occurred on the boat and the equipment hired from Fathom to explore of the wreck of the S.S. Annie M. Miller, near the Sydney South Head.

His clients Dr. Andy Newman-Maurice and Richard Evans, who were holidaying in Sydney from Melbourne.

Evans died during the exploration, and the Coroner's inquest found that it was an "accidental death by drowning".

By 1990, Oldfield was a member of the Liberal Party.

He was elected an Alderman of the Manly Municipal Council in September 1991, and while his activity while on the Council remains largely unpublished and unknown, he was a known member of the Environmental Works Community Audit Committee (1993—1995) and the Fisher Road Special School Committee (1994—1996).

When Pauline Hanson's One Nation was founded, Oldfield became the first representative of the party on a Local government level.

In September 1993, A court case was brought against Fathom by Evan's family in the Victorian Supreme Court.

Oldfield represented himself, and after 11 days the jury was discharged by consent.

In April 1994, Oldfield was assigned to the parliamentary staff of Tony Abbott, who was appointed Parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Education (later becoming a senior Minister in the Howard government, and also Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015).

Abbott had been elected at a March by-election that same year for the Division of Warringah, based in Manly.

Abbott had approached Oldfield by phone to discuss his preselection for the seat and asked for Oldfield's influence in the Manly area to help Abbott secure this position.

He later visited Oldfield's office to discuss further matters, which was likely to have involved Oldfield's position on Abbott's staff.

One Nation was formed in 1997, and Oldfield was appointed an informal deputy leader, serving with David Ettridge.

The structural basis of One Nation was orchestrated solely by Ettridge and Oldfield, who acted as the policy masterminds behind Pauline Hanson's image and political style.

He remained an Alderman of the Council until 1998 when he resigned to stand for the Australian Senate.

Oldfield was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1999 to 2007, under One Nation, One Nation NSW and briefly as an independent twice.

However, in 2000 Oldfield was expelled from One Nation after a dispute with Hanson and formed the splinter group One Nation NSW, serving as its leader from its creation in 2000, to its dissolution in 2004.

In 2006, Oldfield announced that he would not recontest the 2007 New South Wales election.

Today, he lives in Sydney with his family.

He formerly hosted radio programs on radio 2UE and radio 2GB.

On 19 February 2018, David and wife Lisa joined the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here.