From the Crikey grapevine, the latest tips and rumours …

Top secret. We’ve heard that a range of discussion papers is being prepared on the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme — but they’re so contentious that they won’t be released publicly. An insider reckons only sanitised, approved summaries of the documents (which are being prepared by state and federal governments) will be released; “a shame people with disabilities can’t and won’t be be privy to the information on an important national reform that will shape their lives,” our mole says.

Have you seen Cory? We’re puzzled about the current location of international man of mystery Cory Bernardi. Following his comments about bestiality and gay marriage last week, he jetted off to the UK to deliver a speech to the European Young Conservative Freedom Summit — but he never spoke. Crikey called his office today to asked who paid for the UK jaunt; his media spokeswoman told us: “I don’t know about that, don’t have any information to give you on that”. So we tried an easier question: where is Cory? This was her response: “I don’t know, I don’t deal with that. I’m not too sure about that I’m sorry.” So is Cory “the Beast” Bernardi travelling around Europe on a taxpayer-funded “study tour”, or winging his way home? All Cory sightings can be reported here.

Joh’s clan.Well well, another Bjelke-Petersen makes a bid for world domination via Queensland. An eagle-eyed northerner has pointed out that one Samuel Bjelke-Petersen is running on the right-leaning Epic ticket in the QUT elections this month. He’s thrown his hat in the ring to be a business representative. “No idea if it’s a relative, but there cannot be that many of them,” our tipster notes. Samuel, you can email us here to bring us up to date.

What’s in a name? Time for another installment of Crikey’s quest to find the best-named (i.e. most apt or amusing) public figure, spokesperson or lobby group. New Scientist coined the phrase Nominative Determinism and it seems that there’s plenty of it going on Down Under. First Dog is judging our comp and will commemorate the winner in his inimitable way, by cartoon. You can see previous entries here and here. Against our better judgment, we’ve going to provide one more installment, so if you can beat Randy Virgin (see previous entry) email us here.

Dr Graeme Killer has been the long-time medical doctor and personal physician to a succession of PMs, from John Howard to Julia Gillard. One question for Dr Killer: why didn’t you save Kevin Rudd when he was stabbed in the back?

Robin Mahfood is president of Food for the Poor. “Please sir, I want some mah.”

Anyone in the queue for a flat in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond can try talking to Kate Wait, manager of public housing.

John West is the shark expert and spokesman at Taronga Zoo, and curates the Australian Shark Attack File. He sounds like a dangerously tasty snack for his subjects …

John Pranger is the former marketing manager at Honda. We’ve heard there’s a Mr Carr high-up at another auto firm.

Dan Spiller was the director of operations at SEQ Water Grid Manager during the 2010-11 Queensland floods

Muriel Watt is chair of the Australian PV Association. Apparently she really lights up those board meetings.

And one humorous tipster pointed us towards former WA fisheries minister Julian Grill; “he used to batter the opposition and chip away at their policies”. Oh dear.

We also have a few contributions naming those who are not public figures, but we couldn’t help giving them a run: Will Summons (Sydney lawyer), Hayden Cock and Howard Bull (Melbourne PR peeps), and not one but three dentists called Dr Fang (in Canberra and Sydney). Open wide!

Well prepared. Alex Greenwich, Clover Moore’s anointed successor in the Sydney byelection, declined to confirm his candidacy in the seat for many weeks despite widespread speculation. But here’s a Greenwich corflute — with official Moore endorsement — spotted just hours after Moore’s valedictory speech to the NSW Parliament. Seems the plan was indeed weeks in the making.

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