Former Labor senator and powerbroker Graham “Richo” Richardson, who held various portfolios the late 1980s to 1990s, has died aged 76.

Richardson served as a cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments and was a Labor senator for NSW for the duration of his parliamentary career.

He later became a political commentator and a regular contributor to Sky News Australia.

“During his almost 15 years delivering his frank yet charismatic commentary on political affairs on Sky News, Richo added an insight, expertise, and depth that enhanced political discourse in Australia,” Sky News chief executive Paul Whittaker said.

“His uncompromising style and enviable ability to call the election result, often before anyone else, cemented him as a key fixture of Sky News’ election night coverag

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