The Hon Graham Richardson AO, also known as “Richo” was a Labor Party senator and minister in both the Hawke and Keating governments. During his time in politics, Richardson was known as a powerbroker in the Labor Party. Upon leaving parliament, Richardson became a political commentator for Sky News and Channel Seven. In March 2022, former NSW Liberal minister Michael Photios (perhaps reading the tea leaves of the upcoming election) recruited Richardson to join his lobby firm PremierNational.
Current Position
Special counsel, PremierNational (March 2022 – Present)
Previous Positions
Minister for the environment, sport and territories (March 1994)
Cabinet minister (March 1993 to March 1994)
Minister for health (March 1993 to March 1994)
Minister for transport and communications (December 1991 to May 1992)
Vice-president of the Executive Council (February 1991 to May 1992)
Minister for social security (April 1990 to December 1991)
Cabinet minister (January 1988 to May 1992)
Minister for the arts, sport, the environment, tourism and territories (January 1988 to April 1990)
Minister for the environment and the arts (July 1987 to January 1988)
Stephanie is a journalist with a passion for uncovering stories that hold power to account. With a background in both law and journalism, she has worked at The Guardian and as a paralegal, where she assisted Crikey’s defence team in the high-profile defamation case brought by Lachlan Murdoch. Her reporting has been recognised nationally, earning her the 2021 Democracy’s Watchdogs Award for Student Investigative Reporting and a nomination for the 2021 Walkley Student Journalist of the Year Award.