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From the archive: The rise of the staffer brat

20 February 2021

7:23 PM

20 February 2021

7:23 PM

This article on the conduct of ministerial advisers first appeared in October 2016. It made such a mark that it was republished in The Weekend Australian. After this week’s revelations, it’s worth revisiting to see how much we called out then — and, sadly, how little has changed.

Once again politics and budgie smugglers have divided a nation and provided days of rather unusual commentary.

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