With the imminent arrival of Kevin Rudd to Rome, Crikey understands that current Ambassador to Italy Amanda Vanstone actually invited the Prime Minister to stay.
Articles by Barry Everingham 
Vanstone and Gus the weimaraner invite Rudd to a sleep over
Crikey / Barry Everingham / Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Resignations, bites and worse: Vanstone drops the ball on G8
Crikey / Barry Everingham / Monday, 22 June 2009
In retrospect, perhaps the former Senator Amanda Vanstone and her attack dog Gus were not the ideal choices to represent the people and government of Australia.
Vanstone on the hunt for the dog leaker
Crikey / Barry Everingham / Wednesday, 17 June 2009
While in Australia recently, our honourable Ambassador to Italy Amanda Vantstone spent some time grilling immigration officials in a bid to track down the Italian cop who blabbed about her bitey dog Gus.
Barry’s royal comment
Crikey / Barry Everingham / Wednesday, 14 June 2006
The feathers, or should I say the ermine tails, are really flying in the Disney world of Australia’s monarchists and it seems yesterday’s men and women are at battle stations with swords unsheathed.
Weekend weddings
Crikey / Barry Everingham / Friday, 8 April 2005
It’s not everyday that a fifty-something divorcee gets the Queen of England as a mother-in-law, and Camilla is making sure she’ll look the part as Charles – her lover for almost 30 years – makes an honest woman of her.
