John Menadue is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Pearls and Irritations. He was formerly Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet under Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, Ambassador to Japan, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and CEO of Qantas.
Comments
One response to “The Queen’s representative in Australia sits next to Putin in France – what nonsense!!”
Yes, an amazingly stupid arrangement that gave Putin’s propagandists a free kick. Here is how they manipulated the issue to attack both Australia and Cosgrove and slip in a heap of disinformation.
http://johnhelmer.net/australian-head-of-state-apologizes-for-not-striking-president-putin-at-paris-armistice-ceremonies/