Senate debates

Thursday, 19 October 2023

Questions without Notice

Australia Consulate-General: San Francisco

3:24 pm

Photo of Don FarrellDon Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

The government, when they're making these sorts of appointments, considers—and I in particular consider—a number of factors where there is a clear advantage to be represented by people who've had distinguished careers beyond the Public Service, such as businesspeople and former parliamentarians. I'd note that that was frequently done by the former government. That's the process that—

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