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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STREWTHStrewth

Malcolm Turnbull, Theresa May, Lucy Turnbull and Philip May at Chequers (SOURCE: Malcolm Turnbull's instagram)

Dragon enters lord mayor race

Melbourne’s lord mayoral race was always going to be colourful but who knew it could be decided by a dragon?

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My WayWealth

18/4/18 Pengana sustainable investment fund chief Ted Franks. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Why sustainable investing matters

Sustainable investment pays, says Ted Franks, London-based fund manager of Pengana Sustainable Impact Fund.

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19/04/2018: Neville Stevens gives his first public address as Press Council chairman. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

GetUp! activist ‘a concern’

The new Press Council chairman admits the appointment of Carla McGrath “threw’’ the body’s independence into question.

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The Nation

Supplied image obtained Wednesday, April 18, 2018 of murdered man Zabi Ezedya. Ferntree Gully man Zabi Ezedyar, 26, was found with several gunshot wounds to his upper body at a Narre Warren home on August 16 in what Victoria Police believe may have been a case of mistaken identity. (AAP Image/Victoria Police) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Comanchero linked to bungled hit

Police have linked one of Australia’s most notorious motorcycle gangs to an alleged underworld hit gone wrong.

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The Nation

The picture is of Zabi Ezedyar who was gunned down in a possible botched underworld hit in Narre Warren last year

‘I just want justice for my son’

Police have linked one of Australia’s most notorious motorcycle gangs to another alleged underworld hit gone wrong.

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The Nation

17/4/18 Trinity Grammer deputy headmaster Rohan 'Brownie' Brown greets students as they return on their first day of school from holidays. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Trinity, ‘Brownie’ bury the hatchet

Trinity Grammar deputy Rohan Brown choked back tears yesterday as students and parents welcomed him back to school.

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Education

A quick hair check. Deputy Headmaster Rohan Brown returns to Trinity Grammar and is greet by students and parents at the start of term. Picture: Tony Gough

Tears as Brownie comes back

Trinity Grammar deputy Rohan Brown has been welcomed back by the school after he was sacked for cutting a student’s hair.

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The Nation

A modified road sign in Victoria posted to Twitter by Bernard Salt.

Smashed avo a sign of the times

A road sign to the Victorian regional centre of Avoca has been vandalised in tribute to Australia’s priciest breakfast meal.

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STREWTHStrewth

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14: New Zealand Prime Mnister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford talk in the crowd during the Women's Gold Medal match between Australia and New Zealand during the Hockey on day 10 of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast Hockey Centre on April 14, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Big guns defend Garden Island

Major naval battle brewing over the continued use of Garden Island.

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STREWTHStrewth

Greens MLC Jeremy Buckingham in question time in the NSW Upper House "vapes" from a vapour cigarette.

Gong goes wrong

Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham gave a 95-year old man a Climate Champion award. That man then endorsed his arch-rvial.

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