UK parliamentary appointment of Australian Carol Mills put on hold after fierce opposition

By Nick Miller
Updated September 2 2014 - 9:08am, first published 8:17am
UK parliamentary position on hold ... Carol Mills,   Department of Parliamentary Services Secretary, attends an estimates hearing at Parliament House, Canberra earlier this year. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
UK parliamentary position on hold ... Carol Mills, Department of Parliamentary Services Secretary, attends an estimates hearing at Parliament House, Canberra earlier this year. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposed Carol Mills' UK appointment .. Clerk of the Senate, Dr Rosemary Laing. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposed Carol Mills' UK appointment .. Clerk of the Senate, Dr Rosemary Laing. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

London: The appointment of an Australian to the most senior non-political position in the UK parliament has been put on hold, after the man who chose her for the job buckled in the face of fierce opposition.