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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Paris slams AUKUSWorld

‘Stabbed in the back’: France reacts

France blasts Australia’s decision to scrap a multi-billion submarine deal in favour of a new defence pact and nuclear boats from US.

Richard Ferguson and Helena Burke

Arms raceNational Breaking News

French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he attends a reading of Marcel Proust's books in Illiers-Combray, west of Paris, on September 15, 2021 as part of the European Heritage days. - French writer Marcel Proust spent part of his childhood in this house and was inspired by it for his book 'A la recherche du temps perdu' (In Search of Lost Time). (Photo by Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP)

‘Stabbed in back’: Anger at arms deal

One of Australia’s most important European allies is furious with a new defence deal, declaring they have been stabbed in the back.

Helena Burke

LEGAL FEESPolitics

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos AUGUST 10 2021: Christain Porter with the PM Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives in Parliament House Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

PM prepared to make ‘difficult decisions’ on Porter

Christian Porter’s frontbench future up in the air as Scott Morrison requests advice on whether secretive $1m donation breaches ministerial guidelines.

ADESHOLA ORE and Richard Ferguson

Covid-19Indigenous

Blitz to target 30 at-risk Indigenous communities

A Covid-19 vaccination blitz of 30 at-risk Indigenous communities will start in coming days, as fears grow over the impact of the Delta strain on Aboriginal Australians.

Richard Ferguson

Covid-19Politics

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 14: Passengers from Qantas flight QF937 from Brisbane walk from the processing area after being temperature tested and having their G2G pass verified by WA Police on arrival at Perth Airport on November 14, 2020 in Perth, Australia. Western Australia's hard border transitioned to a controlled interstate border as of 12:01 on Saturday, with travellers from Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and the ACT now permitted to enter the state. People arriving from Victoria and New South Wales will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days and take a COVID-19 test on day 11, while all other travellers will be required to undergo a health screening and temperature check on arrival and declare they haven't come from Victoria or NSW. Travel arrangements also need to be registered on the G2G Pass app. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

West’s home quarantine system ready: police

Western Australia’s hi-tech quarantine system is watertight against Covid-19 outbreaks and will be ready to take in international travellers, one of the state’s top cops says.

Richard Ferguson and Paul Garvey

ABC court battlePolitics

Blind trust aids Porter with fees

A blind trust of secret benefactors will help to pay for Christian Porter’s legal fees after his costly defamation battle with the ABC.

Richard Ferguson

quality warningNation

18/09/2019 Troy Williams, CEO of the Independent Tertiary Education Council of AustraliaPicture : David Geraghty , The Australian.

Hands off foreign students

Higher education leaders are calling for a clamp down on the “poaching” of foreign students by low fee colleges.

Richard Ferguson

AnalysisPolitics

The personal vote: is it enough to swing a poll?

When popular local MPs retire, does their vote go with them?

David Tanner and Richard Ferguson

Politics

Catriona Jackson Deputy Chief Executive of Universities Australia appearing at a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security: Review of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017.

Uni rules on foreign interference imminent

Higher education leaders and the Morrison government are set to finalise controversial guidelines to curb foreign interference on campus by the end of the month.

Richard Ferguson

VACCINE PASSPORTSNation

Follow Boris: Push to ditch jab passports

Coalition conservatives are calling on national cabinet to dump vaccine passports to enter pubs, stadiums and hairdressers.

Richard Ferguson

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