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Former intelligence boss Nick Warner joins lobbying firm while working as a consultant for Prime Minister’s Department
A career diplomat who headed Australia’s intelligence community until last year is working for a corporate lobbying firm while also being paid as a consultant by the Prime Minister’s Department.
Key points:
- The ABC can reveal Nick Warner started being paid as a consultant for the Prime Minister’s Department in January
- This is despite working for a private lobbying firm with close links to the Middle East
- Mr Warner is a former director-general of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Nick Warner completed his term as the first director-general of the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) in December and has recently been hired as a “counsellor” for Dragoman, a Melbourne-based international strategic advisory office with close links to…
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