Christian Porter appoints slew of former Liberal MPs to lucrative jobs on public tribunal

Some of the Coalition’s new AAT appointees, from left to right: Howard-era Veterans' Affairs minister De-Anne Kelly, former federal Liberal MP Bob Baldwin, former Senate president Stephen Parry, and former Liberal speaker of the West Australian Parliament Michael Sutherland.

The Coalition government has appointed several former Liberal MPs to lucrative jobs at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on the final parliamentary sitting day before the budget.

Attorney-General Christian Porter announced the appointments on Thursday afternoon, including a seven-year part-time role for former Senate president Stephen Parry, who quit politics in 2017 due to his dual citizenship.

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