Paul,

From your link,
"Mr Abbott hosted a farewell dinner for Mr Brady and Mr Stephens when the couple left Canberra to take up the Paris job.

The prime minister also invited them to a staff dinner in Paris on April 26."

from your post,
"Shocking behavior again, by you know who...."

Given the above from the SMH it probably wasn't Tony, so tell us who.

Come off it Is Mise, you can't sugar coat this one. This kind of represhesable behavior by a member of 'Team Abbott' is the responsibility of the team captain, Abbott!
Stephen Brady is one of Australia's most distinguished career diplomats, having only this year being awarded an Order of Australia. Abbott's term as PM is also going to be distinguished, distinguished by his thoughtless behavior.
We can only imagine what Abbott had to say when he met the US first lady, Michelle Obama.
We need to start a concerted campaign to convince the rest of the world, that Tony Abbott is the Prime Minister of Austria.

Dear Paul1405,

Some Americans don't know the difference between Austria and Australia. One time when I was in the United States I placed a person to person call to my wife in Australia and woke up a woman in Vienna.

True David maybe Austria is not the place, not far enough away, I'll rephrase that.

We need to start a concerted campaign to convince the rest of the world, that Tony Abbott is the Prime Minister of Antarctica.

I can just hear the howls of protest from the penguins now.

"Mr Abbott hosted a farewell dinner for Mr Brady and Mr Stephens when the couple left Canberra to take up the Paris job."

Reprehensible, Paul?

What motivated "Team Abbott" to request Peter Stephens to be hidden in the car. How many times have companions of the opposite sex been requested to hide in cars or closets etc when their partner has been required to meet the Mad Monk? No one has come forward and said "As the wife of the male ambassador I am regularly asked to hide in a broom cupboard when the PM's in town." Seems Stephen Brady a very experienced diplomat went off his brain at this bizarre suggestion. I wonder why, if its so common place?

Gay hosting in Canberra, makes homophobia okay in Paris?