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Subscriber only An Australian Intelligence Âofficer s death in the Army headquarters carpark has links to the Brereton report into war crimes in Afghanistan, sources claim. The man was believed to be in possession of an encrypted computer hard drive that if it were to be made public would change a lot of the public stance and opinion on what went on in Afghanistan, a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The Sunday Telegraph. It is understood the intelligence officer was going to make the information public because the Brereton report is an erroneous one-sided witch- hunt against the SAS to try to appease the Afghanis.
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Opinion: The triumph of the lobbies Australia’s revolving door and democracy
By Binoy Kampmark
Thursday February 18, 2021
Adobe
The revolving door of politics, public administration and the private sector has become a well-greased, operating outfit in Australia. Former bureaucrats, public service officials and elected representatives rarely struggle with the conflict of interest issues that arise when lobby groups recruit them. In some cases, the water flows the other way: those in the private sector find employment in government with a remit that covers companies that they, at some point or rather, worked for.
The revolving door has its defenders. Those skilled in government should be tapped on retirement or leaving office. Knowledge of the inner workings of state can be valuable to private sector companies and NGOs keen to strike up deals. James Hasik of the Centre for Government Contracting at George Mason University is one, taking issue with efforts such as those by