Overheard at the tennis. Some very in-the-know people discussing Peter Costello’s offer from the Macquarie Bank to become the bank’s second in charge for an eight (Crikey: presumably includes a cents column) figure sum. Do you like your news two weeks old? Just turn to NBN TV here in northern NSW. Last night they ran a story […]
John olsen
Tips and rumours
Mark Paterson survived under the Rudd amnesty for political appointees among departmental secretaries in Canberra. He’s been busy since, shoring up the industry portfolio and outfoxing foreign affairs and trade by retaining investment promotion, protecting his industry welfare empire and avoiding efficiency cuts by jettisoning the Global Opportunities program he’d nicked from DFAT under the […]
