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Who is Siobhan McKenna? The ‘irreplaceable’ former Murdoch aide given a top diplomatic posting

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The next general consul to New York chairs Australia Post and is a former News Corp executive Former News Corp executive Siobhan McKenna will be Australia’s next consul general to New York in a surprise appointment given her background as a key strategist and trusted “right hand” to Lachlan Murdoch, a vocal Labor critic.

The diplomatic posting in Donald Trump’s home town places one of Australia’s most influential media insiders and corporate leaders into a city where trade and conservative political networks intersect.

Read the original report at The Guardian.

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