About Graham Richardson
Graham Frederick Richardson (27 September 1949 – 8 November 2025) was an Australian Labor Party politician who was a senator for New South Wales from 1983 to 1994 and served as a cabinet minister in both the Hawke and Keating governments. He was later a media commentator, public speaker and political lobbyist. During his time in the Senate, Richardson was often referred to as a "power broker" within the Labor Right faction. Prior to entering parliament, Richardson was a Labor Party branch organiser and was the general secretary of the New South Wales branch of the party from 1976 to 1983. After retiring from politics, Richardson became a political commentator for Sky News Australia. He had previously hosted the weekly commentary program Richo. In his years working at Labor's Sussex Street offices, Richardson became renowned for an ability to bring in numbers; he was often referred to as a "numbers man" for the right wing of the New South Wales branch of Labor. In 2006, Richardson became embroiled in allegations of tax evasion involving Rene Rivkin.
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