Ex-Abbott staffer Peta Credlin joins Sky News as a contributor throughout 2016 election
Sky News has this morning announced that Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff Peta Credlin will join the 24 hour news channel as a contributor ahead of the 2016 Federal election.
Credlin was a key player in the Abbott government and had a much higher media profile than previous prime ministerial chiefs of staff.
Angelos Frangopoulos, CEO Australian News Channel said in a statement: “Peta is a central figure on the Australian political landscape and we are delighted to welcome her to the Sky News team. Her experience navigating the mechanics of government from the position of both leadership and opposition will provide unmatched political insight during our election programming.”
Credlin has 16 years experience working in federal politics including as an adviser, senior adviser and chief of staff to a number of Howard Government cabinet ministers. She also the central focus of the recent political analysis by journalist Niki Saava, Road to Ruin, which blamed Credlin for much of the dysfunction of the Abbott government.
Hopefully she will be as aggressive as she’s made out to be – would make the coverage worth watching
……..and in a probably unrelated story the security guards have been let go.
Change of name to Fox News Australia follows directly
Yawn.
Credlin is old news.
At least she wears the same lipstick as me.