The men and women who work behind the scenes advising ministers and devising their policies, etc, definitely prefer to remain behind the scenes.
Ministerial staff
Former MP fights back: electorate staff behave badly too!
As a former MP I can tell you it’s no picnic “managing” your electorate staff either and they often behave very badly, writes Harry Wilde.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections clarifications, and c*ckups
Crikey readers weigh in on the Australia Council, thinking pink, fixing politics and much more.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government. Richard Farmer writes.
Briefly Business: Morgan confidence, RBA Outlook, Octaviar, MFS, NAB
Yet another departure from Octaviar … MFS directors sued … Crentro’s struggle for survival … the unhealthy relationship between real estate valuers and developers … NAB’s profit.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The lunatics in the RBA asylum … Israel’s 60th birthday … David Flint and the Republic … party politics in NSW … Burmese prawns …
The who’s who of Rudd’s spinners, sorry, staffers
Those concerned about the apparent emphasis of the Rudd Government on spin and stunts won’t take much comfort from the make-up of the Government’s staffers, writes Bernard Keane.








