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.

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…