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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Emma Husar stood up after Question Time in the House of Representatives and defended her reputation after she was defamed by a media outlet.Picture Gary Ramage

ALP’s Husar to sue BuzzFeed

Emma Husar will launch legal action against BuzzFeed over articles that detailed bullying and sexual harassment claims.

Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Labor member for Lindsay Emma Husar makes a statement after Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The Western Sydney MP told parliament on Thursday she had launched the legal action against BuzzFeed and journalist Alice Workman over the August 2 story. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

‘I’m not Sharon Stone’

Emma Husar will launch legal action against BuzzFeed over articles that detailed bullying and sexual harassment claims.

Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Encryption laws before Christmas

PoliticsNow: Encryption laws will now be in place for Christmas, after Labor dropped proposed amendments so they could clear parliament.

Richard Ferguson and Ben Packham

National Affairs

Labor MP Ed Husic in the House of Representatives Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

ALP savaged for encryption delay

Scott Morrison is accusing Labor of delaying encryption bills in order to “play games in the parliament with national security.”

PRIMROSE RIORDAN and Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrives during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, December 04, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Bishop-led energy ‘revolt’ queried

PoliticsNow: Labor asks whether Julie Bishop led a backbench revolt over the government’s “big stick” plan.

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National Affairs

Malcolm Turnbull leaving his home in Point piper on Tuesday the 4th of December. Malcolm Turnbull is talking at a Smart energy summit today in Pyrmont. (Photographer: Adam Yip)

Dumped PMs back full-term safeguard

Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott have welcomed a change in the Liberal Party rules that makes it harder to oust a sitting PM.

Greg Brown and Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud at a press conference after hosting a National Drought Summit at Old Parliament House in Canberra . Picture Kym Smith

Littleproud re-endorsed for seat

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has been re-endorsed for his safe Queensland seat.

Jared Owens and Richard Ferguson

POLITICS NOWNational Affairs

Liberal Senator Jim Molan during Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, November 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

PM digs in over Molan

Scott Morrison won’t act to keep Liberal senator Jim Molan in parliament, despite intervening to save Craig Kelly.

Ben Packham and Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Monday 3rd December 2018.Scott Morrison during a press conference with Josh Frydenberg in House in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Liberal MPs change spill rules

PoliticsNow | Two-thirds of federal Liberal MPs will be needed to spill the leadership under the party’s new rules.

Richard Ferguson and Rosie Lewis

National Affairs

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media as he leaves his residence in Point Piper, Sydney, Monday, December 3, 2018. Mr Turnbull has suggested Prime Minister Scott Morrison should go to an early federal election, saying it would help save NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian from defeat in a state poll. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Turnbull won’t deny mocking PM

Malcolm Turnbull has refused five times to deny he told NSW Liberals that Scott Morrison was trying to “keep his arse’’ in the prime ministerial car.

Richard Ferguson and Rosie Lewis

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