The former Victorian premier has been spotted touching down in New York City.
might fetch up in his post-political life as Australia’s new consul-general in New York, we didn’t expect to see any action this soon.
But watch out for the chattering to go into overdrive after Andrews was spotted lobbing into the Big Apple’s JFK airport on Wednesday evening, local time. So, without talking to the man himself – and we’re working on it – it’s impossible to be sure what Andrews, who appeared to be flying solo, is doing over there.
But remember that a federal Labor source told us in September that the job of Australia’s consul-general in the city is Andrews’ “if he wants it”, despite the former premier’s protestations that he wasn’t interested in a public sector gig.– whose office we called on Thursday morning – installed former AustralianSuper chair less than 12 months ago, and it would be most un-Wong-like to punt Ridout at this early stage to accommodate Andrews, or anyone else.
CBD’s tipsters have linked Andrews with the job of New York rep for Global Victoria, the state government outfit tasked with spruiking our goods and services around the, um, globe.Andrews’ boss, and well-placed Labor government sources openly chortled at that notion this morning.Of course, it’s perfectly possible that the bloke is on holiday – exactly what we’d be doing in his position – or catching up with family, with Andrews’ daughter,, understood to be studying in the US.