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Michael Costello (public servant)

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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.
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described in 2005 as "the greatest blood-letting upon any change of government since Federation".
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supportive of Beazley and Labor's economic policies during the Hawke and Keating years.
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is a former senior Australian public servant and chief of staff to former
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Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
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On 26 June 2010, Costello had a final column published in
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(2008), 446:"Unions, factions don't deserve all credit" 320: 339: 268: 266: 443: 424: 301:"APPOINTMENT OF EPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" 253:, Australian journalist and biographer. 224:concerning the federal ALP's dumping of 536:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 385: 295: 272: 172:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 69:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 590: 263: 211:In 2008, he wrote a weekly column for 425:Costello, Michael (8 December 2006). 410:, News Corp Australia, archived from 394:, Australian Broadcasting Corporation 368: 197:'s electricity and water authority. 200:In 2004, he was highly critical of 81:27 May 1993 – 8 March 1996 59:6 March 1992 – 27 May 1993 13: 608:Officers of the Order of Australia 505:Department of Industrial Relations 444:Costello, Michael (26 June 2010). 334:, Australian National University, 168:Department of Industrial Relations 47:Department of Industrial Relations 14: 619: 386:Eastley, Tony (11 October 2004), 273:Raggatt, Matthew (11 June 2014). 244: 109: 303:(Press release). 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Index

AO
Secretary
Department of Industrial Relations
Secretary
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia
Christine Wallace
AO
Australian Labor Party
Kim Beazley
Leader of the Opposition
Department of Industrial Relations
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Howard government
Paul Kelly
CEO
ACTEW Corporation
Australian Capital Territory
Mark Latham
Labor's federal election defeat
The Australian
Kevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Christine Wallace


"Canberra's power couples - the cream of the crop"
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Keating, Paul
"APPOINTMENT OF EPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES"

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