{"id":827478,"date":"2026-07-27T18:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/827478\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:45:11","slug":"cheek-founder-hannah-ferguson-to-challenge-pm-anthony-albanese-as-independent-for-seat-of-grayndler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/827478\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheek founder Hannah Ferguson to challenge PM Anthony Albanese as independent for seat of Grayndler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cheek Media founder Hannah Ferguson has announced she will run as an independent candidate against Anthony Albanese in his own seat of Grayndler at the next federal <\/p>\n<p>Ms Ferguson took to Instagram to announce the political move \u2013 saying it was \u201ctime for change\u201d while acknowledging Mr Albanese had held the seat since before she was <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we deserve better representation,\u201d she wrote on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not here to play politics, that is just another reason Australians are fed up with the political party machinery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy intention is to keep running local events, keep listening to feedback and to keep learning from my community.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old took the opportunity to clarify her future role in Cheek Media, saying she wants it \u201cto exist beyond\u201d her. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is already challenging to navigate political candidacy with this small business that I have grown for the last six years,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my intention to step away from the business at some stage next year to campaign full-time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The post amassed hundreds of comments and thousands of likes in the hours after it was uploaded, with many sharing their support as Grayndler voters. <\/p>\n<p>Ms Ferguson shared her connection with her home seat and explained the decision to pivot from her previous choice to run as an independent for Senate. <\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Mr Albanese won more than 66 per cent of votes in the two candidate preference, with Greens candidate Hannah Thomas amassing just over 33 per cent. <\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/anthony-albanese\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Anthony Albanese\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Albanese<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cheek Media founder Hannah Ferguson has announced she will run as an independent candidate against Anthony Albanese 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