Just who are the hobbits of Home Affairs?
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Just who are the hobbits of Home Affairs?

'They go back into their holes not knowing the sacrifices endured to keep them safe.'

  • byMarkus Mannheim

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Book extract:The Mess We're In
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Book extract:The Mess We're In

A drop in the quality of senior public servants has contributed to the many bureaucratic bungles of recent years.

  • byBernard Keane
Do as you're told,or stand up for your rights?

Do as you're told,or stand up for your rights?

Employers tread a fine line between giving staff reasonable directions and stepping into legal trouble.

  • byJohn Wilson
Tax breaks can solve the housing crisis
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Opinion

Tax breaks can solve the housing crisis

If governments won't provide enough public housing,they should subsidise more community housing.

  • byStephen Anthony
Book review:The Billionaire Raj

Book review:The Billionaire Raj

India's so-called bollygarchs take as much advantage of the nation as did the previous ruling classes.

  • byMark Thomas
Executive pay and community anger
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Opinion

Executive pay and community anger

Pay rises to executives vastly beyond what other staff receive break the social contract and tarnish the organisation's reputation.

  • byPeter Wilson
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One halal of an ex-senator
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Opinion

One halal of an ex-senator

Sam Dastyari's anodyne memoir and TV show suggest he hasn't given up on a comeback.

  • byStephen Holt
Public sector virtues v private sector values?
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Opinion

Public sector virtues v private sector values?

The differences between the two organisational cultures are not as great as often imagined.

  • byRichard Mulgan
An end to partisan warfare?
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Opinion

An end to partisan warfare?

Conservatives and progressives have contributed to making the bureaucracy's leadership a political battleground.

  • byRichard Mulgan
John Lloyd's last words
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Opinion

John Lloyd's last words

The controversial Public Service Commissioner's final hour was his finest.

  • byMarkus Mannheim
John Lloyd's industrial relations legacy
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Opinion

John Lloyd's industrial relations legacy

The departing Public Service Commissioner leaves behind a workplace more like the private sector than it was.

  • byJohn Wilson