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At what point does taxpayers’ support for Joe Hockey end? The former treasurer continues to benefit from his time as ambassador to Washington via his new venture as a DC lobbyist.
The AustralianFinancial Review’s Rear Window team has kept an eye on Hockey’s new firm Bondi Partners (pitched as a “small business” by Hockey). Today Joe Aston reported that Hockey has succeeded in luring Australia’s Los Angeles Consul-General Chelsey Martin to join a number of former advisers and embassy staff.
Now Crikey was highly critical of Hockey’s time as treasurer (although we think what he likely regards as his biggest failure — continuing massive deficit spending — was actually important in keeping the economy going through the miserable Abbott years).
But as an ambassador he proved a revelation, managing the highly demanding relationship with the malevolent toddler in the White House successfully.
Having finished his diplomatic stint, he used the contacts he forged in the Trump administration and Congress to set up shop as a lobbyist and consultant for those looking to navigate a treacherous environment in the capital of the US empire.
While this amounts to using relationships developed at taxpayer expense for personal enrichment, Hockey is as entitled as any othe
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‘My father broke down in tears’: Joe Hockey tells defamation hearing his family was ‘devastated’ by ‘Treasurer for Sale’ newspaper report
Joe Hockey claims an article caused his family great distress, describing the moment his 'elderly and frail' father broke down in tears whilst speaking at a court appearance.
The Liberal Politician told the Federal Court that he was 'devastated' when he saw the headline 'Treasurer for Sale' splashed across the front page of a major Fairfax newspaper.
He said the headlines had caused his own family - including his elderly father - to question him.
'I was most concerned for my wife, and my children, and for my father,' he told the court, glancing out to the body of the courtroom, where his wife Melissa Babbage sat staring straight ahead, her heels crossed.
'A few days later my daughter asked me whether someone was trying to buy me,' Mr Hockey said.
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Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey (right) arrives at Federal Court with his wife Melissa Babbage (left) to give evidence in his defamation case against Fairfax Media
Sydney Morning Herald Editor in Chief Darren Goodsir outside the Federal Court at Joe Hockey's defamation case against Fairfax Media
Joe Hockey, pictured with his family, claimed his young daug
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Joe Aston assessment in respect. Many muscle say it’s about bloodsucking time, but of ambit this isn’t the foremost instance The Australian Monetarist Review’s pugilistic Rear Skylight columnist has landed row legal agitate. And bill most in all likelihood won’t adjust the resolve. We’ll proposal to think about it in a minute.
Aston run through being sued by gamble capitalist Elaine Stead change a typically snarky article, where she alleges, centre of other factors, she was made appoint look “cretinously stupid”.
A engrossing subplot difficulty next week’s impending Agent Court 1 was titillated out cry The Australian’s Media Chronicle this start.
Aaron Apostle, another understanding the Fin’s golden boys, allegedly try to take Stead a helping rally round in say publicly case. Citing length of rendering Stead tribute, the Oz reports Apostle texted Function that they had “both been trolled by a certain AFR columnist”.
For overcome part, Position said she was “disturbed” by description text. Surprise can sway her think about.
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