After grilling Richard Goyder in the Senate last week, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie shook his hand on Saturday in the name of grand final unity.
Of course, such an event is bound to bring together some odd lunch buddies. CBD’s spies noticed Nationals Senatoramong the throng of political high-flyers, in the same room as Qantas chairman and AFL chairmanEarlier that week McKenzie has been grilling Goyder and incoming Qantas chief executiveduring a Senate inquiry into the government’s decision to reject extra flights from Qatar Airways.
McKenzie said she and Goyder played nice throughout the day, laying down arms and shaking hands in service of footy’s day of days. “Mr Goyder and I shook hands at the start of grand final day at the North Melbourne breakfast. It was a privilege to be a guest of the AFL celebrating our great code,” McKenzie told CBD on Sunday.
It’s been a tough month for Goyder, who’s faced near-daily calls for his head following the reputational blowtorching that forced former chief executiveThe AFL isn’t much of a safe space for Goyds either – the finals series kicked off with club presidents having discussions about replacing him as chair, such is the odour emanating from Qantas.
“The premier was stating a fact and stating the obvious. The reporting is misleading,” the briefing said.
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