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Richardson farewelled as a man who did whatever it took

Graham Richardson Anthony Albanese Labor Bob Brown Bob Hawke Tony Abbott Tracey Nearmy

Tributes to former Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson have extended across politics. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

True believer. Machine man. Political fixer. Factional hack. Labor giant. "Minister for kneecaps". Legend.

Graham Richardson, who died on Saturday morning aged 76, could be any one of these things, depending on who you talk to - or most of those things, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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