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The Australian government is obscuring weapons exports to Israel despite the World Court’s ruling to oppose "plausible genocide," writes Michelle Fahy. By Michelle Fahy Declassified Australia It is the standard government talking point: “Australia is not sending weapons to Israel and has no
The Australian Public Service stands at a crossroads where policy effectiveness hinges on its willingness to stare into the abyss of policy language.
It is dispiriting that the Public Service Act Amendment Bill now before the Parliament says so little about ‘merit’. Nothing about secretary appointments and terminations and only a minor grammatical change to clarify that ministers are not able to direct agency heads about individuals’ employment. By Andrew Podger Yet we have:
The latest review of the $80 billion procurement system again reveals significant problems, but little understanding of the root causes.
It is a critical time for the bureaucracy.