It is not a “good look” for former Labor staffers and a minister to be awarded multiple contracts by a government which campaigned hard on integrity, according to Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton.
The Australian reports former prime minister Julia Gillard’s chief of staff, Ben Hubbard, has secured several contracts from the government worth nearly $134,000 since Labor came to power.
Former Labor minister Greg Combet was in December awarded a $46,000 contract advising the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet without an open tender process, according to Nine newspapers. The Fin Review also reported this week that Australia Post Chief Executive Paul Graham revealed his organisation had engaged Labor MP Bill Shorten’s former chief of staff Ryan Liddell on an 18-month contract to provide advice on strategy.
“It’s a worthy public interest story and The Australian and Nine Newspapers should be congratulated for running it – but did you catch it on the ABC?”, Mr Houghton questioned.
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