Richard Ferguson

Richard Ferguson is the National Chief of Staff for The Australian. Since joining the newspaper in 2016, he has been a property reporter, a Melbourne reporter, and regularly penned Cut and Paste and Strewth. Richard – winner of the 2018 News Award Young Journalist of the Year – has covered the 2016, 2019 and 2022 federal polls, the Covid-19 pandemic, and he was on the ground in London for Brexit and Boris Johnson’s 2019 UK election victory.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses media in Sydney, Thursday, December 13, 2018. The Prime Minister says Australia needs a dedicated new law that makes religious discrimination illegal, in order to protect freedom. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Federal ICAC ‘too little, too late’

Bill Shorten has blasted Scott Morrison’s plans for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission.

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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton holding a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

‘You can’t just stop the boats’

Peter Dutton says Labor is trying to undermine the “three pillars” of the government’s border protection policy.

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Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Mark Butler, holding a doorstop at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

‘Devil is in Religious Act’s detail’

Labor is not opposed to a Religious Discrimination Act but outgoing president Mark Butler says the “devil lies in the detail”.

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Liberal Senator Eric Abetz at Senate Estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, October 25, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Aunty ‘biased’ on complaints

The ABC has fielded more than 2000 complaints about bias in the past year, but upheld only one of them.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: Home Affairs Peter Dutton speaks during a press conference on November 22, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. The Federal Government is considering changes to allow Australian-born extremists to be stripped of their citizenship if they are entitled to citizenship in another country. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Labor challenged on terror laws

Peter Dutton has warned that Bill Shorten’s attempt to “water down” anti-terror encryption laws will not stand.

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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten holding a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

PM pledges billion dollar boost

Bill Shorten has blasted Scott Morrison’s “paltry” $1.25bn pledge to provide more doctors and nurses as “pork-barrelling”.

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South Australia is poised to become one of the world's space industry capitals. Picture: iStock giant radio telescope satellite dishes at twilight, panoramic frame (XL)

Space HQ to open in Adelaide

Scott Morrison has hailed the launch of a $41 million Australian Space Agency in Adelaide as “visionary”.

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Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton speaks to the media during a press conference in relation to today?s High Court judgment and the Government?s announcement of a Royal Commission in Melbourne, Monday, December 3, 2018. (AAP Image/Ellen Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Andrews hails police chief

Victoria’s top cop has government’s backing despite his reported involvement in the Lawyer X scandal, Daniel Andrews says.

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Fran Kelly is filling in on the ABC political program, Insiders.

Greens ‘bias’ on ABC radio

The ABC’s flagship radio program faces accusations of Greens bias after revelations of “disproportionate” coverage.

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Shadow Environment Minister Tony Burke speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, August 16, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Burke dismisses ASIO on Nauru

Opposition MP Tony Burke says the Coalition claims legal advice “no matter what” the issue as he discounts ASIO’s leaked legal view on Nauru.

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