Hannah Ferguson

Hannah Ferguson is an Australian political commentator, author, and media entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cheek Media Co. She was born in 1998 and grew up in Sydney’s Inner West, the same area she later represented in her political commentary. In 2026 she launched an independent bid for federal parliament against Australia’s sitting prime minister.

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Hannah Ferguson Background

Hannah grew up in Grayndler, in Sydney’s Inner West, an area known for its progressive politics. She’s said she was surrounded by political conversation from a young age. That upbringing later became part of a broader conversation about privilege once she entered public life.

University turned out to be the turning point. While studying, she noticed a gap in Australian media: legacy outlets weren’t engaging young women and marginalized voices in political discussion. That observation pushed her away from a traditional legal career and toward independent media and activism instead.

Hannah Ferguson Education

Hannah studied law before shifting toward media and writing. She completed a Bachelor of Laws with honours at the University of Queensland in 2020, then stayed on for a Master’s in Writing, Editing and Publishing the following year.

Hannah Ferguson Personal Life

Hannah has faced repeated questions about privilege since entering public life, given her law degree and the financial support her parents gave her education. She’s addressed this directly, acknowledging the advantage and arguing that recognizing it is part of why she feels obligated to challenge structural inequality.

After announcing her run against the prime minister, she said she’d been warned that political operatives were compiling a “dirt file” aimed at discrediting her campaign. She’s treated the warning as part of the territory rather than a reason to step back.

She’s also spoken about how she views the possibility of losing the seat. During an earlier National Press Club address, she said stepping into the political arena and losing would still be a kind of win, since it would show younger women that challenging entrenched power isn’t something to be embarrassed about.

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Hannah Ferguson Career

In 2020, Hannah co-founded Cheek Media Co with two partners, launching a platform built around bold, left-leaning commentary on Australian politics and social issues. It found an audience fast among younger readers who felt left out of legacy news coverage.

Her profile grew quickly from there. She published two bestselling books, Bite Back in 2023 and Taboo in 2024, and was invited to address the National Press Club in May 2025, where she first floated the idea of running for the Senate in 2028. Along the way, she partnered with the dating app Bumble on civic engagement campaigns aimed at young women.

In July 2026, she shifted course again, announcing an independent run for the House of Representatives seat of Grayndler, aiming to unseat the sitting prime minister in his own electorate. She’s said she’ll step back from day-to-day duties at Cheek Media to focus on the campaign, framing the race as a challenge to establishment politics rather than a bid tied to any single party. Supporters have praised the move as bold, while critics, including some on the left, have questioned whether an independent run risks splitting the progressive vote against a long-serving incumbent.

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