Former high commissioners occupy a grossly unchallenged position in Australian society, having been hand-picked largely not for their expertise but after exhausting their parliamentary capital, only to be paraded as oracles in the press.
While authoritatively embarking on all manner of stunt punditry and apparently well-informed prediction, they are in reality singing for their supper like any other political desperado.
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Michael Roddan is a Walkley Award-winning national correspondent based in Sydney. He is a former business and economics reporter for The Australian. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.roddan@afr.com
