McLennan finally returned to Sydney on Wednesday determined to stay on, despite the disastrous decision to hire recently departed Wallabies coach Eddie Jones<\/strong>. But one brave punter was willing to get on Instagram and back McLennan and Jones.<\/p>\n Left to right, front: Tanya and Peter Costello, Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon, Mike Sneesby. Back row: Liz Fitch, Hamish McLennan, Lucinda McLennan.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Jesse Marlow<\/cite><\/p>\n Responding to a comment on a Wallabies post about Jones\u2019 departure questioning why McLennan remained in his job, one fan explained that the chairman must stay on \u201cbecause there is no better person to the impossible job. You try\u201d.<\/p>\n The Jones admirer\u2019s account appears to belong to one Lucinda McLennan<\/strong>, which just happens to be the name of Hamish\u2019s wife. And the account\u2019s bio just happens to contain a link to a real estate listing for the NSW South Coast estate the McLennans are currently out to sell.<\/p>\n Mrs McLennan wasn\u2019t finished, claiming that Jones had a \u201cwork ethic like no other and nothing but the best intentions\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHe came into a dire situation and at the very least improved the winning spirit of the Wallabies. The coach doesn\u2019t make the players. Good luck with whatever you decide to do next Eddie I hope you enjoyed the Portuguese chicken!\u201d she said \u2013 a reference to a secret dinner at the McLennans former Lavender Bay mansion where they tried to woo Eddie away from England.<\/p>\n Pack your bags \u2013 Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan arrives at Sydney Airport on Wednesday.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Nine<\/cite><\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t listen to the boos [sic] and the haters. It\u2019s so wrong,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n When commenters chuckled at an apparent family connection between our brave punter and Hamish, she hit back.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s so funny. Knowledge is power. You have none. And you say cringe. Your profile is the biggest cringe,\u201d she replied to another poster, before telling them to \u201cGo back to \u2018drinking your beer\u2019.\u201d The couple didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n Lucinda didn\u2019t appear alongside Hamish when he arrived at Sydney Airport Wednesday morning with the world\u2019s largest Longchamp bag in tow.<\/p>\n Qantas industrial relations boss Nathan Safe<\/b> caused some ripples on Tuesday when he told a Senate inquiry into the government\u2019s proposed industrial relations changes that the airline had to cut wages and conditions for its workers or go under. But, hang on, doesn\u2019t that name and face ring a bell, we wondered.<\/p>\n Australian and International Pilots Association president Nathan Safe.<\/span>Credit: <\/span> <\/cite><\/p>\n Turns out it\u2019s the very same Nathan Safe who led the Australian and International Pilots Association back when former chief executive Alan Joyce <\/strong>was battling Qantas unions as he slashed thousands of jobs at the carrier.<\/p>\n Now, that is a turnaround for Safe, we thought, although not as dramatic as we\u2019d hoped.<\/p>\n Turns out that Nathan never left his job as a Qantas pilot when he was leading the union, which prefers to be known as a professional association, if you don\u2019t mind.<\/p>\n Safe then moved into pilot management in 2018 and ascended through the altitudes of the airline\u2019s IR set-up over the next few years, before landing in the acting role of executive manager of industrial relations. Of course, with a name like that, he was always destined to go far in the aviation game.<\/p>\n As well as being one of the most relentless lobby groups in Canberra, the Pharmacy Guild also presides over a sprawling network of businesses.<\/p>\n This week, the guild made a bit of dough \u2013 we\u2019re told around $20 million all up \u2013 by flogging off its superannuation arm (yes, it has one of those, plus a law firm, and an insurance outfit) to Future Super, one of those green funds that doesn\u2019t invest in fossil fuels.<\/p>\n All business as usual if not for some of the behind-the-scenes protagonists. As CBD recently reported, the guild\u2019s new chief executive is Gerard Benedet<\/strong>, the co-founder of conservative rabble rousers Advance Australia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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