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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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11/10/18 Former treasurer Peter Costello (ECG Financial) during the Australian's outlook conference at the Grand Hyatt. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Costello stays at Future Fund

Former treasurer Peter Costello has been reappointed to run the $130 billion Future Fund for another five years.

Simon Benson and Richard Ferguson

Armistice DayNews

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 11: Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison and the National President of the War Widows' Guild Of Australia Meg Green (R) lay a wreath during the Remembrance Day Service at the Australian War Memorial on November 11, 2018 in Canberra, Australia. Remembrance Day 2018 marks the centenary anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. Almost 62,000 Australians died fighting in four years of global conflict. On this day Australians observe one minute's silence at 11 am to honour those who have served and those who have died in war and on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. (Photo by Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images)

‘Belief in country over self’

PM leads Remembrance Day commemorations in Canberra as nation reflects on 100th anniversary of the end of WWI.

Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley speaks to the media at Parliament House in Sydney, Thursday, November 8, 2018. NSW Labor leader Luke Foley has resigned but denies accusations made by an ABC journalist that he groped her at a Christmas function in 2016. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Foley to quit politics

Former NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has written to Labor HQ to inform them he won’t recontest his seat next year.

Andrew Clennell and Richard Ferguson

State Politics

8/11/18: Luke Foley holds a press conference to announce that he will resign as leader of the opposition and go to the backbench because of harassment allegations by an ABC journalist. John Feder/The Australian.

‘Tough for Foley to stay on’

Luke Foley will find it “very tough” to pursue a defamation case and stay on in state politics, a leading federal Labor MP says.

Andrew Clennell and Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses 3rd Brigade soldiers at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Thursday, November 8, 2018. (AAP Image/Michael Chambers) NO ARCHIVING

‘Here’s why we toppled Turnbull’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison answers his predecessor’s claims on Q&A last night that his downfall could be put down to “madness’’.

Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Senator Mathias Cormann, PM Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison holding a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

‘I won’t tune into Malcolm’

Scott Morrison says he will be in the air when his predecessor Malcolm Turnbull appears on the ABC’s Q&A program tonight.

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National Affairs

Brendan Kosmer with Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton at Townsville Airport talking about border security

‘More to Andrews’ China deal’

Peter Dutton demands Daniel Andrews release more information about his “strange” secret infrastructure deal with China.

Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Barnaby Joyce before Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

McCormack backs Joyce for seat

Deputy PM Michael McCormack says Barnaby Joyce has his “support” as his predecessor fights off an internal threat to his preselection.

Richard Ferguson

National Affairs

Former ALP leader Mark Latham is seen at the Liberal Democratic Party election launch for the seat of Longman at the Club Tavern in Caboolture, Saturday, July 21, 2018. Mr Latham launched the campaign of Liberal Democratic Party's candidate Lloyd Russell ahead of the by-election to be held on Saturday July 28. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Latham ‘sad and pathetic joke’

Former Labor leader Mark Latham and Pauline Hanson “deserve each other”, Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen says.

Richard Ferguson

Foreign Affairs

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is seen during a rail announcement at Dandenong Train station in Melbourne, Monday, November 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Valeriu Campan) NO ARCHIVING

PM ‘surprised’ at secret deal

Scott Morrison has lashed out at Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for signing a secret infrastructure deal with China.

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