Minister Under Pressure for Hiring Speechwriter for $640,000

Published on June 4, 2024

A former TV drama scriptwriter will be paid more than half a million dollars over two years to help Labor NDIS Minister Bill Shorten “melt hearts” with his communications. According to her LinkedIn profile, Julianne Stewart, the speechwriter hired to assist Mr. Shorten, previously assisted Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd (Labor), Julia Gillard (Labor), Tony Abbott (Liberal), and Malcolm Turnbull (Liberal). In the private sector, she has been employed by former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and worked as a writer for Australian drama series A Country Practice, and Sons and Daughters. Ms. Stewart says on her LinkedIn account that she can create powerful statements and “melt hearts,” bringing out the “warmth and compassion” of speakers....

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