Rudd government appoints Costello to Future Fund
Samantha Maiden, Online Political Editor | November 01, 2009
Article from: The Australian
PETER Costello has been given a taxpayer-funded job by the Rudd government helping to run the Future Fund he established as Treasurer.
He is the latest Coalition MP to accept a job offer from the Prime Minister following the recruitment of former Liberal leader Brendan Nelson and former Nationals leader Tim Fischer to diplomatic posts…
via Rudd government appoints Costello to Future Fund | The Australian.
It is barely a couple of days since the writ for the by-election in Higgins following the resignation of Peter Costello was issued. It simply is not appropriate for the Government of the day to entice leading opposition politicians out of parliament with plum job offers. If Peter Costello were to have taken up a position for a private company I would have less of a problem with his hasty resignation from parliament. Even then, you would have to ask why he left mid-term and the public should expect a reasonable answer in reply. Pointing out Mal’s personality and style is not an acceptable answer.
Is this the way that Costello expected Howard would leave parliament when Howard was to hand over the Prime Ministership to him?
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