The Liberal Party’s Sydney headquarters is being staffed by the usual throng this campaign. There are political diehards and staffers. Social media advisers playing with WordArt. But there’s another ring-in that has raised some eyebrows.
Minerals Council of Australia’s principal media adviser Annabel Clunies-Ross joined the Peter Dutton operation in Sydney several weeks ago. She was hired by the country’s peak mining lobby last year. Now, she’s been seconded to the Liberal election effort, with her wages rumoured to be paid for by the Minerals Council.
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