Julie Bishop's job with Palladium caught Dfat by surprise

Documents reveal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was unaware of Bishop’s plans before aid contractor’s announcement

The foreign affairs department had no idea Julie Bishop was taking a job with one of Australia’s biggest foreign aid contractors until it was publicly announced, internal documents show.

Documents obtained by the Guardian through freedom-of-information laws suggest the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was blindsided by a July announcement from Palladium, a multinational aid contractor, that Bishop was joining its board.

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