For months, the chatter about Bill Shorten being the next ambassador to France has bubbled up and then deflated like an old souffle. But it refuses to go away.
For months, the “Shorten for Paris” chatter has bubbled away in the caucus, just beneath the surface, offering a potential solution to Anthony Albanese.
After 17 years in parliament and six years as opposition leader, no one doubts Shorten’s chops as a minister or as an accomplished media performer. The Harry Seidler-designed Australian embassy in Paris, on the banks of the majestic river Seine, offers stunning views of the Eiffel Tower just a few hundred metres away.
There would be “no au revoir today my friend” Shorten shot back at the opposition leader, causing both sides of the House to erupt in laughter at the trademark zinger.
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