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The Source: Bill Shorten’s chief of staff seeking greener pastures

While Bill Shorten dreams of a Napoleon-like return from leadership exile, his chief of staff has had enough of politics and is seeking a change of scene.

Bill Shorten is looking for a new chief of staff. Picture: Martin Ollman
Bill Shorten is looking for a new chief of staff. Picture: Martin Ollman

The Canberra gossip about ‘Shorten for Paris’ might or might not be true but the NDIS minister will definitely soon be needing a new chief of staff.

Last week it was reported Albo had offered his predecessor the plum diplomatic post of Ambassador to France.

Friends of Bill are adamant the former Labor leader has no intention of going anywhere.

Former Geelong Advertiser editor Liam Houlihan has quit has Mr Shorten’s chief of staff. Picture: Alison Wynd
Former Geelong Advertiser editor Liam Houlihan has quit has Mr Shorten’s chief of staff. Picture: Alison Wynd

If anything he still dreams of a Napoleon-like return from leadership exile.

His COS on the other hand will soon be off.

Liam Houlihan, a former editor of the Geelong Advertiser, is understood to have announced he will soon be leaving.

Houlihan, who joined Shorten five years ago in the dark days after his 2019 election loss, has apparently had enough of politics and is looking for pastures new.

Anyone interested in helping Bill get the NDIS under control should start getting CV in order now.

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