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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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FINES THREATPolitics

NCA 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION LABOR BUS. Australian Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese makes a community infrastructure announcement at Bega in the electorate of Eden Monaro. Bega Valley war memorial pool upgrades announcement.Along with The mayor of Bega valley council Russell Fitzpatrick andMinister Kristy McBain member for Eden Monaro.Picture: Jason Edwards / POOL

Woolies, Coles counter price gouging pledge

The supermarket giants say despite a 12-month inquiry, neither the government or the ACCC found any evidence of price gouging.

Richard Ferguson, Greg Brown and Sarah Ison

POLITICS NOWPolitics

NCA 2025 Federal Election Liberal Bus 29/03/2025Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton makes a funding announcement in a Chinese restaurant in Sunnybank Brisbane on the campaign trail for the 2025 Federal Election. Picture Thomas Lisson

Dutton flags plans to axe emissions standard for cars

The opposition leader is ‘dead against’ the policy and will soon unveil a plan to bring down the cost of cars and utes.

Sarah Ison and Richard Ferguson

DAY ONENation

## Strictly embargoed for Inquirer, March 8 ## 5 March 2025: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton in front of red flags showing issues around Australia. Sources: Pexels, iStock and NewsWire. Artwork by Frank Ling. Ratio 4:3

Dutton the target: PM launches scare campaign

Anthony Albanese linked Peter Dutton to Trump as he prepares for attacks on Labor’s struggle with cost-of-living, energy prices and productivity.

Noah Yim and Richard Ferguson

Politics NowNation

Teal MP Monique Ryan's husband Peter Jordan. Picture: X

‘Should not have happened’: Teal couple apologises for Lib sign removal

Kooyong MP Monique Ryan and her husband Peter Jordan have ‘unreservedly’ apologised after Jordan was filmed in a heated row after removing an election sign for Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer | VIDEO

Rhiannon Down, Richard Ferguson and Noah Yim

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The sun sets behind overhead power lines as the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity requested citizens to ration their electricity usage at peak times due to outages caused by the increased pressure on power stations amid soaring temperatures and heightened energy demand, in Kuwait City on June 19, 2024. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

No guarantee of cheaper power in ALP second term

Labor is refusing to say if electricity prices will go down or stabilise in a second term if it wins, saying only that power bills would be ‘hundreds of dollars’ cheaper than under a Dutton government.

Richard Ferguson, Greg Brown and Colin Packham

ELECTION 2025Politics

Jo Tarnawsky is suing her boss, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, over claims she was bullied out of her job. Picture: NewsWire

Marles settles with ex-chief of staff over bullying allegations

Jo Tarnawsky says she has reached a confidential settlement with her ex-boss Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles – just days before a budget that will kick-off the election.

Richard Ferguson

Politics NowNation

20/3/25: The Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton delivers an address to the Lowy Institute in Sydney. John Feder/The Australian

‘No offence intended’: Dutton regrets calling Albanese ‘limp-wristed’

The Opposition Leader has accepted the phrase ‘shouldn’t have been used’ while criticising the Prime Minister’s handling of China, as he faced Labor and teal attacks suggesting the term was homophobic.

Richard Ferguson, Rhiannon Down and Jack Quail

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Pictured is the scene in Tregeagle, South of Lismore where some Army trucks were involved in an incident leaving multiple Defence Force Personnel injured. Picture: Nathan Smith/MATRIXNEWS

Police shed light on what led to army truck crash in flood zone

Thirteen people have been injured after two Australian Defence Force vehicles deployed to the Northern Rivers region of NSW crashed.

Ellie Dudley, Sarah Elks and Richard Ferguson

WA VOTESPolitics

WA Premier Roger Cook celebrates his election victory on stage at Medina Hall Complex, south of Perth.

Labor’s emphatic WA win sets up PM to hold onto key federal seats

Labor Premier Roger Cook’s iron-clad grip over all corners of Perth saw him sitting on a two party preferred vote of more than 58 per cent on Saturday night, in one of the ALP’s biggest election wins in its history nationwide.

Paul Garvey, Richard Ferguson and Paige Taylor

Politics NowNation

EMBARGO FOR TWAM 12 OCT 2019 NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSIONHead of GFG Sanjeev Gupta visits the Arrium Steel plant in Whyalla, South Australia. Monday, July, 17, 2017. British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta plans to invest $1 billion or more in Arrium's Whyalla Steelworks to ensure its future viability. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Biggest creditor: Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG owed $500m from Whyalla

The British industrial magnate said his company’s focus is on ‘supporting Whyalla while safeguarding our interests’ and is working closely with the collapsed steelworks’ administrators.

Perry Williams, Noah Yim, Richard Ferguson and Jack Quail

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