Indyvidual,

Thanks for the explanation. It's certainly very useful in Israel, but in Australia it could be like the NDIS: A well intentioned idea that is poorly managed, takes large amounts of money from other services with its wastage, and ultimately achieves little.

As for saying that it's okay to waste government money because of all the economic activity it generates, then that would explain the complete lack of concern about expenditure with the current cultist regime.

The latest piece of Albanese nonsense is the sending of Bill Shorten - who can't get a handle on his own NDIS portfolio - off to peace talks about about Ukraine. What gives these bozos the idea that a man who can't do his own job can contribute anything to international affairs.

Wasn't Tony Abbott sent as an adviser to the UK?

"Wasn't Tony Abbott sent as an adviser to the UK?"

Not quite. He was employed, or at least appointed, as a trade advisor by the UK government itself - not sent by Australia.

As to Shorten, we have to send someone to these gabfests just so we can pretend to be relevant. And getting him out of the country, even for a short(en!) period, has got to be a benefit....to us.

Hmmmmmm.

How did Tony Abbott, a controversial and often
unpopular PM of Australia from 2013 until he was ousted
by the Liberal Party colleagues in 2015 get the job as
UK Trade adviser?

His appointment apparently attracted anger and concern.

Who recommended him for the job?

There is no relevance to Tony Abbott's employment by the UK, and the Australian government pushing its man, Shorten, onto a international conference on something he has no expertise in.

As usual, the chattering Left has no response, and just blurts out some nonsense about a person not connected to the topic, not a government stooge, and freely head-hunted by an employer in the form of the British government.

Bill Shorten is the only villain in this discussion. A pity really, as he seems not to be a bad bloke, has always conducted himself with dignity and sincerity, unlike his replacement, a total disaster who palms off everything onto to his ministers and dodges the responsibilities of leadership.