There was a time when senior public servants were called permanent secretaries. Then a series of political leaders sought to bend them to their will.
After the findings of the robo-debt report,Herald readers ask if the Coalition government ever showed concern for the disadvantaged in society.
In the second of what could be three byelections this year,Peter Dutton says the cost of living should be a bigger issue than Stuart Robert’s involvement in robo-debt.
Former NSW Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy says the names of those referred for prosecution over the robo-debt royal commission findings should be revealed.
It’s a government’s job to ensure,by regulation and certification,that buildings are completed to an acceptable standard.
AI is only as good as the algorithm that operates it,the data that trains it and the law that underpins it. If these are ineffective,as with robo-debt,then calamity can ensue.
Our politicians have become very adept at holding their predecessors to account. But that has not improved standards of political behaviour.
Gordon Legal says the weight of the evidence revealed by the royal commission enabled the firm to seek further redress beyond the initial $1.8 billion settlement.
The Albanese government has set up a taskforce to review the conduct of public servants mentioned in the royal commission’s report.
Commonwealth crimes of abuse of public office and giving false or misleading evidence to a royal commission may be among the offences considered.
Centrelink’s practices point to a persecutory culture that ultimately acts as a disincentive for people to seek income support to which they are entitled.