Smith’s appointment to lead that review alongside the former defence chief Angus Houston was criticised by the Coalition, which pointed to his record as minister when defence spending was cut.Wong said on Friday that the government was keeping with “tradition” by appointing Smith to represent Australia in the UK. The former Liberal attorney general George Brandis was Australia’s top diplomat in London until earlier this year.
The foreign affairs minister signalled that the position of Australian ambassador to the US was also likely to remain a political appointment.
Here was your first golden opportunity to show Australia you were unlike your predecessors and you blew it, SenatorWong Pathetic! AlboMP AustralianLabor
Ah more jobs for the boys 🙄
Oh FFS. There's probably a dozen better qualified career diplomats who could that job better than Smith, at such a crucial time in Aus-UK relationship. For every one exMP gaining a juicy dip posting, I suspect there will be 2 or 3 highly credentialled DFAT staffers throw it in.
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