Julia Gillard’s hard-nosed director of communications
The Strategist
By Nick Bryant
For the warring tribes of the Australian Labor Party, the events of an opening-night party at the Adelaide Fringe Festival almost two years ago remain a matter of angry contention. The venue was the Stag Hotel on Rundle Street, its crowded balconies offering a view of the carnival parade below. Prominent guests included then premier Mike Rann, Labor MP Kate Ellis and Kevin Rudd, who was in Ad
