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Anthony Albanese, Graham Richardson, Richard Wilkins and Mark Bosnich.

A PM, a TV star, a powerbroker and a Socceroo walk into a restaurant

Anthony Albanese, Richard Wilkins, Graham Richardson and Mark Bosnich were spotted lunching in Sydney.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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Former Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson hasn’t lost his appetite for lunch

Inside former Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson’s 75th birthday lunch

Age has not dulled Graham Richardson’s appetite for lunch.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Labor mates in lobbyland: ‘I just get paid more’

With billions of dollars up for grabs, former politicians and advisers know they can charge handsomely to help big companies gain access to mammoth federal deals.

  • David Crowe
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese poses for a group photo with his ministry after a swearing-in ceremony with Governor-General David Hurley at Government House in Canberra on Wednesday 1 June 2022. fedpol

Albo’s Senate snub: What’s up with the upper house?

There aren’t too many senators to be found in Anthony Albanese’s new ministry. Plus corporate titans follow the PM to Indonesia.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Senator Richardson at the press conference.

From the Archives, 1992: Powerbroker goes for the good of the party

30 years ago, Senator Graham Richardson - implicated in the Marshall Islands affair but proclaiming his innocence - resigned his Keating Government portfolio.

  • Peter Hartcher and Tom Burton
Senator Graham Richardson speaks to the press at Parliament House, Canberra on May 18, 1992

From the Archives, 1992: For the kingmaker, it’s check, mate!

30 years ago, Senator Graham Richardson - implicated in the Marshall Islands affair but proclaiming his innocence - resigned his Keating Government portfolio.

  • Staff Writers
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TV networks will have to wait until at least Wednesday to get the last week's ratings.

‘Destined for market failure’: Regional TV’s dire warning

In a letter to Communications Minister Paul Fletcher in March last year, the three regional TV bosses warned that some services, including news and current affairs, could soon be turned off. After that, they said they could experience complete market failure.

  • Anne Hyland
Michael Knight and John Coates at Olympic Park in 1998.

How the Night Of The Long Prawns shaped Sydney's Olympic bounty

In 1996, a dinner of prawn cutlets in Chinatown helped to guarantee the success of the Sydney Olympics and the future of the Australian Olympic Committee.

  • Roy Masters
Labor didn't talk much about factions until Bob Hawke won power in 1983.

Bring out your dead: tales from the branch-stacking front

Branch stacking is as old as politics in Australia, but as we now know, it has grown ever more toxic.

  • Tony Wright
Secretary of the Home Affairs Department Mike Pezzullo at Senate Estimates on Monday, March 2.

Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo honoured for public service

Mike Pezzullo has been been at the peak of the public service for the past seven years.

  • Max Koslowski

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