Couch surfing and jobs for spouses among the big ideas proposed by Foreign Affairs staff

By Heath Aston
Updated November 5 2015 - 8:08pm, first published 7:39pm
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop at the Innovation Xchange a specialist unit developing ideas in aid delivery. Photo: Andrew Meares
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop at the Innovation Xchange a specialist unit developing ideas in aid delivery. Photo: Andrew Meares
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop with InnovationXchange staff. Photo: Andrew Meares
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop with InnovationXchange staff. Photo: Andrew Meares
Senator Penny Wong questioned DFAT officials in Senate estimates. Photo: Andrew Meares
Senator Penny Wong questioned DFAT officials in Senate estimates. Photo: Andrew Meares

Couch surfing, jobs for spouses and an Australian aid TV game are among the bizarre suggestions put forward by bureaucrats to improve the workings of the massive Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and its 96 overseas posts.

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