Spending the minister’s money

Tim Burrowes

February 25, 2010 8:05

“Four staff members managed to book into the same four-day public relations event and, reportedly, a great time was had by all.”

Ever wondered who has the time to go to conferences? Ministerial staff

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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1 COMMENTS

Nick 26 Feb 10

he wasn’t a ministerial staffer, he was a public servant working as the department’s speechwriter. Ministerial staffers definitely don’t have time to go on junkets.

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