Ernesto Vasquez To Be PM's Press Secretary

And while the PM appears not to be sweating any fever for BTL, Ashcroft or ICC - pretty soon he might not have to work as hard to ply his wares in the media.

7NEWS has confirmed that the prime minister intends to hire media personality Ernesto Vasquez as his press officer. Talks have been ongoing between Vasquez and the prime minister's office for some time now and the deal for contract officer no. 190 is expected to come on stream early next month to coincide with the start of the fiscal year.