Daily Mail Australia recently revealed that a former staffer for Opposition leader Bill Shorten, Alisha Aitken-Radburn, is trying her luck on The Bachelor.
And now the 25-year-old has revealed that competing for the affections of Nick ‘The Honey Badger’ Cummins has elicited more ‘drama’ than her days in politics.
‘Canberra, Bachelor mansion, I think they have a little more in common than people think,’ she told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.
Drama! Former staffer for Opposition leader Bill Shorten, Alisha Aitken-Radburn, is trying her luck on The Bachelor. And now the 25-year-old has revealed that competing for the affections of Nick ‘The Honey Badger’ Cummins has elicited more ‘drama’ than her days in politics
The blonde added: ‘Working in the halls of Parliament House was good preparation for some of the drama that goes on in the Bachie mansion.’
The beauty said of her political career: ‘I loved it, it was great but this is a new adventure for me as well.’
She also admitted her former colleagues were ‘bemused’ by her new career direction.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Alisha was working as an ‘advancer’ for Bill Shorten in Canberra.

Lofty heights: According to her LinkedIn profile, Alisha (right) was working as an ‘advancer’ for Bill Shorten (left) in Canberra.

Drama! ‘Canberra, Bachelor mansion, I think they have a little more in common than people think,’ she told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday

The blonde added: ‘Working in the halls of Parliament House was good preparation for some of the drama that goes on in the Bachie mansion’
A source told Daily Mail Australia that an email ‘went around the office saying she has left to ‘pursue a project’.’
In March, the Labor Leader put out a call out for a replacement for the woman who quit her position as his ‘advancer.’
The advert for the role described the Office of the Leader of the Opposition to be seeking a ‘conscientious advancer to work within the media unit.’

New career? The beauty said of her political career: ‘I loved it, it was great but this is a new adventure for me as well’

Exes: A source told Daily Mail Australia she had recently broken up with her boyfriend Dean Shachar (right), who is a ‘Vice President of the Young Liberals’ and adviser for Pru Goward

It’s over! Alisha’s Instagram profile includes several photos of herself with Dean taken during their relationship
The source also claimed to Daily Mail Australia that the political blonde had recently split with her boyfriend Dean Shachar, who is ‘Vice President of the Young Liberals’ and an adviser for Pru Goward, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Alisha’s Instagram profile includes several photos of herself with Dean taken during their relationship.
The blonde used to work as a liaison producer at Sky News and has been employed as a research assistant for the Parliament of NSW.

Get ready, ladies! The Bachelor 2018 is rugby star Nick ‘The Honey Badger’ Cummins