Christopher Pyne reflects on public servants, politics and life in Canberra

Jasper Lindell
June 28 2020 - 4:30am
Christopher Pyne, pictured at the despatch box in the House of Representatives, says he was like a fish to water when he went into politics. Picture: Getty Images
Christopher Pyne, pictured at the despatch box in the House of Representatives, says he was like a fish to water when he went into politics. Picture: Getty Images

Christopher Pyne suggests in his new book the usual pace of the public service sometimes resembles a three-toed sloth's, the world's slowest mammal, but insists public servants responded better to honey than vinegar and were always good to work with.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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