OPINION | Jobs for the boys have now become foreign affairs | The Examiner

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Some people are just destined for a pathway to the galaxy of diplomatic life. Join a political party, climb through the ranks, enter Parliament, get noticed by power brokers, join the ministry and cabinet and when it’s over, resign and take a fast train to the utopian life of international relations. Here’s how you do it. Political parties take their junkets seriously in Canberra. When a trip comes up, say a delegation to…