Ministerial staff


Kohler: the Gillard regime is faceless no more

The men and women who work behind the scenes advising ministers and devising their policies, etc, definitely prefer to remain behind the scenes.

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.