Graham Richardson
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A bit Richo! When Australia honours the ‘minister for kneecaps’, what does that say about us?
History’s “dark connectors” are ruthlessly discarded when they become a liability, but Graham Richardson managed to maintain his grip, even from the grave.
- Malcolm Knox
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- Inheritance
Graham Richardson’s final vanishing act: A penniless estate
His daughter has spoken about the Labor kingmaker’s fractured family and how the only remaining assets in his estate included a Lexus and two mysterious wedding rings.
- Harriet Alexander
Bob Carr on marriage, grief and finally learning how to do a load of laundry
Life became very dark for the former foreign minister after the sudden death of his beloved wife Helena.
- Jacqueline Maley
Ghosts of Christmas past: December 24, the date of some of Sydney’s most memorable scandals
From the 1945 ham heist to one of the nation’s notorious business scandals and a $150 million bank robbery, December 24 is a notable day for more than just Christmas Eve.
- Kate McClymont
‘Bitchy queens, pitiful losers’: CBD columnists love getting feedback
Staking out Lachlan Murdoch’s annual party capped a frenetic, colourful year for your columnists.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
- Tony Wright’s Column
- National
Rare is the state funeral that lifts a nation’s spirit
State funerals are variously celebratory, solemn and even quirky, and sometimes disappointing. But at least once, for a man with no name, such an event soared.
- Tony Wright
‘So what, no pipis?’ Mourners left hungry at Graham Richardson’s wake
The late Labor powerbroker would be rolling in his grave over the meagre lunch offerings at his wake on Tuesday.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Glowing eulogies for ‘Richo’ disappoint Labor faithful
My vote will always be for Labor and I support Anthony Albanese as prime minister, but I’m afraid the gloss has worn off somewhat, writes Ann Roxborough.
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- ALP
They came to mourn Richo, but one of the ‘mates’ was missing
They came to mourn and farewell Graham Richardson. Some, you might venture, came to be sure he was finally gone.
- Tony Wright
- Analysis
- ALP
Richo’s sins are washed as the Love Boat, Gold Coast and other scandals fade into the mist
The great and the good assembled to farewell Graham Richardson, honoured for his singular talent in wielding political influence.
- Harriet Alexander