Former-Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate
With her claim gender was a factor in how she was treated, Christine Holgate has astutely tapped into the new women’s movement, and in doing so has hit the PM where he’s particularly vulnerable, writes political columnist
MICHELLE GRATTAN.
QUEENSLAND Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, juggling a couple of committee engagements, hadn’t planned to attend Tuesday’s (April 13) hearing at which former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate appeared.
Michelle Grattan
But party elder Ron Boswell was insistent, telling Canavan he must be there, in the room, fighting for Australia Post’s small business licensees.
Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, juggling a couple of committee engagements, hadn’t planned to attend Tuesday’s hearing at which former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate appeared.
But party elder Ron Boswell was insistent, telling Canavan he must be there, in the room, fighting for Australia Post’s small business licensees.
Boswell, himself a former senator, retains one of the best political “noses” in the business. He’d spoken to Canavan soon after the Holgate affair blew up last October, warning the issue was trouble and needed to be fixed.
Canavan was initially sceptical, thinking people would react against the Cartier watches she’d given four executives as a reward for a deal with banks to shore up Post’s licensee network.
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Christine Holgate gets her own bully pulpit â and uses it to effect on Morrison s weak spot
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There s an interesting contrast in how Morrison is currently dealing with Brittany Higgins and Christine Holgate.
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Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, juggling a couple of committee engagements, hadn t planned to attend Tuesday s hearing at which former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate appeared.
But party elder Ron Boswell was insistent, telling Canavan he must be there, in the room, fighting for Australia Post s small business licensees.
Boswell, himself a former senator, retains one of the best political noses in the business. He d spoken to Canavan soon after the Holgate affair blew up last October, warning the issue was trouble and needed to be fixed.
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