Annette Ellis off to New York for three months

As to Rudd foisting either Alistair Jordan or his good mate George Williams on the ACT; he can just bugger-off.

bd84 said :

Qbn Gal said :

Annette Ellis is a hardworking member, only she doesn’t blow her own trumpet. If you want something done, go and see her, as she not only listens, but does her best for her constituents. Good luck to her, it’s not like she will be bludging will there, but will be working on Australia’s behalf. Tall poppy syndrome is obviously still alive and well!

which planet do you live on?
they only thing that she has worked hard on is the junk mail crap that comes in the mail ever few months and gets duly disposed of in the (recycling) bin without being read. All local federal labor members seem to only give a stuff about their constituents every 3 years when the election rolls around. Sending the odd flyer out in the mail every 6 months doesn’t count as being a representative. By the way, who’s the member for Fraser? I don’t remember seing him anywhere since 2007?

You forgot to mention your very good mate Gary out. How you could’ve overlooked the dud of all local political duds says something, doesn’t it; your brain is failing.

Following a redistribution of seats in the ACT, Bob was elected as Member for Fraser in October 1998 and was appointed Shadow Minister for Industry and Technology and Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives. In September 2000 Bob was appointed the Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Reconciliation and the Arts and continued as the Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives. Following the Federal election in November 2001, Bob was appointed Shadow Treasurer.

Since the election of the Rudd Labor Government in 2007, Bob is now the Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance.

Qbn Gal said :

Annette Ellis is a hardworking member, only she doesn’t blow her own trumpet. If you want something done, go and see her, as she not only listens, but does her best for her constituents. Good luck to her, it’s not like she will be bludging will there, but will be working on Australia’s behalf. Tall poppy syndrome is obviously still alive and well!

which planet do you live on?
they only thing that she has worked hard on is the junk mail crap that comes in the mail ever few months and gets duly disposed of in the (recycling) bin without being read. All local federal labor members seem to only give a stuff about their constituents every 3 years when the election rolls around. Sending the odd flyer out in the mail every 6 months doesn’t count as being a representative. By the way, who’s the member for Fraser? I don’t remember seing him anywhere since 2007?

They must be really ‘highly prized’ spots if they are sending a Labor non-entity and someone from the Nationals. I mean I could just see them dominating the selection criteria.

Breathing………Yes
Nothing else to do in Parliament and could be missed for 3 months without any ill effect………..Yes

Annette Ellis is a hardworking member, only she doesn’t blow her own trumpet. If you want something done, go and see her, as she not only listens, but does her best for her constituents. Good luck to her, it’s not like she will be bludging will there, but will be working on Australia’s behalf. Tall poppy syndrome is obviously still alive and well!

Hope she’s not stuck in the UN GA for the whole three months ‘cos the debates can get a bit dreary and are often not in English.
Sure they’re translated but the listening devices are cheap and nasty.
There’s a very good coffee bar near the meeting room.
The self-flushing toilets are a bit disconcerting at first.
Ah, memories.

Junket?

Annette is one of the shining stars that almost redeem the sorry bunch of ageing adolescents that carry on like pork chops on Capital Hill. I see her at many functions, and have had the honour of sharing a table with her at a dinner a couple of months ago. Her conversation was stimulating, not a bit tinged with that sense of spruiking for the Labor Party, and she was genuinely engaged in the chatter of the table, and didn’t seem at all like she was working, although it was pretty clear that one or two of the other guests had an agenda to pursue with her.

10 points for Annette.

The UN – who are they?