Politicians, private lunches, and the perils of passing the pub test
Feb 06, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
The perks of public office were cast into the spotlight this week after the NSW transport minister, Jo Haylen, was forced to resign. The Labor veteran used her ministerial driver as a chauffeur over the Australia day long weekend. But Haylen is not the first state or federal member of government to lose their job over the use of the public purse. Bridie Jabour talks with Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about why politicians find it so hard to pass the pub test Please fill out our audience survey here: theguardian.com/fullstorysurvey
