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TOUR OF PUNISHMENT: Age scribe Misha Schubert signs up to work with notorious ex-Labor boss Tim Gartrell
Fairfax refugee Misha Schubert has wasted no time in arranging her next gig after departing the Canberra Press Gallery with a big eligible termination payment burning a hole in her pocket. Some say folk of her standing were paid as much as 18 months pay, which is better than a kick up the bum or having to work in close proximity to Crikey’s Bernard Keane.
According to a leaked draft media release bearing a term not part of our lexicon “embargo,” the scribe will be working as communications czar for You Me Unity, which is a taxpayer-funded lobby group campaigning for recognition of indigenous people in the Australian Constitution. Not such a bad idea, indeed, it seems to enjoy support from both sides of politics, at least to some extent.
The well-regarded group chaired by the snarky Melbourne lawyer Mark Leibler is generously supported by taxpayers and currently employs as its boss cocky the former ALP national secretary Tim Gartrell, who achieved legendary status at the Labor secretariat by running up an $8 million debt that nearly crippled the party organisation in the wake of the Kevin07 campaign. (Some refused to blame Gartrell, pointing out some terrified Rudd Cabinet ministers felt the need to wear nappies ahead of meeting the then scary PM Rudd, we’re not so generous) Using means that could only be explained by sorcery, Gartrell was largely able to keep this scandal out of the press. His successor, the industrious Karl Bitar, chipped away at the debt and managed to undo much of Gartrell’s financial damage.
Some blamed Rudd not Gartrell for the wasteful approach, saying the former monstered the latter to insist on extra spending, for example, heavy early TV spending in Queensland, months ahead of the election. Gartrell’s secrecy – keeping the data from the ALP national executive – was really seen as the problem and left him with few friends in Labor campaign circles. It wasn’t enough to stop him being appointed to a number of plum gigs though.
That was then, this is now. Now Misha has to put up with him.
Meanwhile, Misha Schubert’s capacity to work productively with all sorts cannot be questioned. The VEXNEWS Vault of Pictorial Freedom contains this happy snap of the one-time Republican campaigner hanging out with Bruce Ruxton while wearing a splendidly patriotic Aussie flag dress that must have absorbed his full care and attention. Mr Ruxton wasn’t that keen on Aboriginal land rights, as we recall, but he was a kind and decent man despite a certain reputation for gruffness. Ms Schubert’s demonstrated ability to work productively with the big egos on Capital Hill will serve her well.
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Who is that worthless old racist piece of excrement in the photo with Misha?
anon – The late Mr Ruxton did a lot of ex servicemen which is what 99.99% of his time was taken up doing. His quips about “the witch doctor” Desmond Tutu, to whom he later apologised, got lots of media but was irrelevant in the big picture.
Ruxton got a fatal illness whilst attending an ex servicemans conference in South Africa which caused him to retire as RSL President in Victoria soon after and he died a few years later. Perhaps “the witch doctor” did curse him after all
I was there at the event. Where is the photo with Liberty beside the dress flag. Priceless
Adrian he was a silly old incontinent turd who ‘s military service amounted to seeing all the action in the catering tent at Pucka. If he has left this earth then ‘good riddance!’
anon (be a man or womyn and use you name) – I have no further comment. I am never wrong when I am right and that is all the time.
‘taxpayer funded lobby group’
It is pretty disgusting that governments can find billions of dollars to lobby itself but there is no extra money in the tin to allow dole recipients to eat. It is simply corruption and the ALP and Libs are equally guilty. Australians need to take this country back from the lobbyists.
Adrian that is what you said to me after you abused my backdoor in the far cubicle in the Catania Gardens public lavatory.
All the Fairfux employees will end up on the taxpayer payroll one way or another (ABC, lobbyists etc) as they could not survive the free-enterprise world without Union protection.
They call me ‘Jackson’ as I like to jack off when I see other males.
GOT a job for DEAN………..
Why not jump ship?
Fewfacts Meeja shares are trading at 45 cents and they are circling the plughole.
Once they are in liquidation there will be no redundancies.
They will rue the day they chased Gina out the door.
I’d certainly sniff Misha’s seat!
Shit. Never heard of this mob. How long has it existed? They better pull their fingers out, if they are going to fulfill their charter. Wasn’t Gartrell with Twiggy ‘lifting aboriginal employment’ ?
Just watching abc’s “sandhurst ” thur night … one of the trainee officera decides to quit .another female… is having doubt..
that is about going to afghan and killing the co was telling them that they were expected to lead their troop into battle kill people or be killed
the job of a soldier is to follow his country onto death
i am a believe that when i see afghans in opium fields doing the same thing they have done for who knows how long that nothing has changed
i believe that we have some very stupid senile retarded heads at the top in the adf i believe that when they make aussies patrol those fields with afghans working their poppys something is very very wrong
with that scene. the soldier is not to speak but to shut up
i believe that there was an insult paid to the aussies in tonights media it is a very serious moment when three go and i cant help but think we are showering in coka cola and earl grey the mist has a poisonous destructive diluting effect on the media and thus us.
our used to be protesters are gone from the streets of melb and sydney where are all u young crowd …dont u remember vietnam protests…wheres your fight… wheres your respect for your fellow young man…diluted in a sea of ethnicity …each group unconcerned for the country as a whole……
monash was pissed with the brits way he did it his way won the battle he was given to do
thats an example
i would help someone who wants it i would help him to help himself if he insults me while helping him i will withdraw that help
i would politely say “THATS IT COBBER,,,,,you’ve had your lot,,,,SHOWS OVER”
and if you dont like my aussie accent why dont u go and shove your head up your arse…..COBBER
and give him some light reading in latin “DULCE ET DECORUM ESI PRO PATRIA MORI”
and i invite them to do the same for their country
the media in this country is a snowman……..drunk on coka cola and earl grey
and
its an insult that we go to within 40mile of indonesia…dont you see any of the above you eastern state
retards ……you give them a version of molly the mouse and the green serendipity friends…you look like fools running the country…..sweet and glorious…my arse…not for disgusting retarded fools of politicians
show some respect for those who have gone…scream your protests young one.
this site is priceless for the comments alone.
Jack Merridew’s poisonous destructive dliuting mist of coca cola and earl grey…you can’t buy this stuff.
Molly the mouse and green serendipity friends. Is this poetry or children’s tv on acid?
Did you write this story just to run the photo. If so thank you. Can someone please nominate the VEXNEWS Vault of Pictorial Freedom for a Walkley