He’s the congenial politico who has spent his career building consensus behind closed doors. And now he’ll represent big business to government. Is he ready?
when Sussex Street heavyweight, Unions NSW boss Mark Morey, and RSL Australia president Greg Melick publicly backed the plan. The display was typical of Black’s deftness at policy formulation, consultation and consensus building, former NSW finance minister Damien Tudehope says, adding, “he’s got a great political antenna”.
Some of the criticism is spurred on by jealousy, according to one senior Liberal source. The source pointed to the pay packet for the position which is benchmarked to Canberra’s top departmental positions and can rise above $900,000. At that level, the salary is twice that of the NSW premier and about five times an MP’s base salary of $172,000.
When the board decided against appointing Ayres at a meeting near the end of that month – in part due to the near-blanket media coverage putting the MP in the frame as a contender – it reverted to the original shortlist. But by then Pounder and Wyatt had cooled on the idea and the recruiters were back at square one.
“Do you think that [ACTU secretary] Sally McManus is looking for Dutton’s approval when she does anything?” one member asks.
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