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This Labor MP got hacked. But now it helps him with his job

This Labor MP got hacked. But now it helps him with his job

Andrew Charlton is the federal government’s special envoy for cybersecurity and digital resilience. Steven Siewert

John KehoeEconomics editor

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Andrew Charlton, the federal government’s special envoy for cybersecurity and digital resilience, knows what it’s like to suffer a devastating hack on a small business.

In 2017, before being elected to parliament, Charlton was running a then-fledging business strategy, data analytics and econometrics consultancy AlphaBeta Advisors.

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John KehoeEconomics editorJohn Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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