Michael Costello (public servant)
Michael Costello Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
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In office 27 May 1993 – 8 March 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael John Costello |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Christine Wallace[1] |
Occupation | Public servant |
Michael John Costello
In 1992, Costello was appointed Secretary of the
On leaving DFAT, he became the
In 2004, he was highly critical of Mark Latham for Labor's federal election defeat to the Howard government.[5]
In 2008, he wrote a weekly column for The Australian supportive of Beazley and Labor's economic policies during the Hawke and Keating years.[6][7]
On 26 June 2010, Costello had a final column published in The Australian concerning the federal ALP's dumping of Kevin Rudd in favour of Julia Gillard. Costello downplayed the role of the factions and unions, arguing that "The truth is that the power of the factions and the unions has been steadily declining."[8]
Awards
Costello was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1996, in recognition of service to international relations, particularly in relation to the Cambodian peace settlement and the Chemical Warfare Convention.[9]
Personal life
Costello is married to Christine Wallace, Australian journalist and biographer.[1]
References
- ^ a b Raggatt, Matthew (11 June 2014). "Canberra's power couples - the cream of the crop". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014.
- ^ Keating, Paul (26 May 1993). "APPOINTMENT OF EPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9781921536120, archived from the originalon 17 February 2012
- ^ Kelly, Paul (2005), "The Cunningham Lecture for the Australian Academy of Social Sciences", Occasional Paper Series 4
- ^ Eastley, Tony (11 October 2004), "Michael Costello identifies Labor campaign mistakes", AM, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ Michael Costello, News Corp Australia, archived from the original on 3 April 2008
- ^ Costello, Michael (8 December 2006). "New faces not enough". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
- ^ Costello, Michael (26 June 2010). "Unions, factions don't deserve all credit". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
- ^ Search Australian Honours: COSTELLO, Michael John, Australian Government, retrieved 23 January 2014