The Chateau Cactus and Pungent Melodious Walnut

My personal hangout. The trendiness of national news is quite exceptional in its objectivity and single-minded persuasion.

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The election of a new government in Victoria has seen the state's most senior bureaucrat walk. Premier and Cabinet secretary Andrew Tongue will be replaced by Chris Eccles. A spokesman for Premier-elect Daniel Andrews told The Mandarin: "Mr Andrews respects Mr Tongue. Mr Tongue offered his resignation and Mr Andrews accepted it."

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The assimilation of AusAID into the Department of Foreign Affairs has seen decades of public service experience walk out the door, insiders tell The Mandarin.