Famous for his treatment of crap, Doug the celebrity dung beetle , has been hired to protect Prime Minister Scott Morrison from assorted smelly accumulations , according to Canberra's top political reporter, Argus Tuft .
In an exclusive interview in the non members' bar at parliament house , Doug told Tuft he expects to be run off his feet in the PM's inner sanctum.
"When I detect embarrassing information about rorts, cock- ups, governmental snafus and scandals in the office of a minister, I will roll it all up into one steaming ball , and push it into Lake Burley Griffin in the dead of night ," he admitted .
This action, he agreed , could cause the lake to frequently overflow.
Doug has been given two Cartier watches as a reward before he even starts work in the corridors of power.
It is interesting to note that one of Doug's forebears died of starvation on Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser's pastoral property , Nareen , in Victoria .
