Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Standen’s spectacular fall was like something out of a prestige TV crime drama. In 2011, the once all powerful boss of the NSW Crime Commission and law enforcement veteran was sentenced to 22 years imprisonment after being convicted of drug supply over his role in a conspiracy to import 300 kilograms of pseudoephedrine, used to make ice.That came after a marathon trial, so long that jurors complained it had harmed them emotionally and financially, a point Standen unsuccessfully used as an argument in a 2015 appeal against his conviction.But now, with time served, Standen is eligible for parole on June 1. Last month, the state parole authority formed an intention to grant parole at a closed meeting, meaning that, subject to a public review court hearing, Standen will soon walk free.THE IT CROWDOn Monday, CBD brought word of a few new-ish jobs among former state Liberal MPs who’d retired, or been booted, at last year’s election.It was remiss of us not to mention the fate of one-term Camden MP Peter Sidgreaves, who lost the outer suburban seat to Labor’s Sally Quinnell. He’s landed a post-parliamentary gig as the IT Helpdesk Manager at St Patrick’s College Campbelltown. It’s not the most glamorous work, but it’s probably more honest than the lobbying game.TRUST ISSUESIn June, the legions of retired bureaucrats who make up the readership of public sector online trade rag The Mandarin will gather at Sydney’s Sofitel Wentworth, that old Liberal Party favourite, for a conference on Rebuilding Public Service Trust and Integrity.It’s a topic some in the conference’s line-up might be all too familiar with. Among the speakers is NSW Transport Secretary Josh Murray, whose appointment last year kicked off a whole snafu about jobs for the boys.Murray, a former Labor staffer, party donor and friend of Premier Chris Minns. was hand-picked by Transport Minister Jo Haylen for the $588,250-a-year job of running her department. His appointment was subject to a parliamentary inquiry, which is yet to release a final report.Also on the bill is Kathrina Lo, the NSW Public Service Commissioner who, in 2022, signed off on former deputy premier John Barilaro’s trade job in New York. Lo later told an inquiry that she’d been used as cover for Barilaro’s appointment, and would never have given it the green light had she known information subsequently made available about ministerial involvement in the selection process.We’re sure they will have plenty of war stories to tell.PK EVERYWHEREThe host of the ABC’s ratings trainwreck Q&A tends to be everywhere on the public broadcaster. That was especially the case when previous hosts Stan Grant and Hamish McDonald reigned supreme, and its continues in the Patricia Karvelas era.PK, who already hosts RN Breakfast every morning, has made space in her packed CV for “pop music critic”, co-writing a review of Taylor Swift’s new album along with some of the ABC’s other resident Swifties.Last year, the ABC gutted its arts coverage. Now, what’s left is the broadcaster’s superstars gushing over mediocre pop.
