@BernardKeane After40yrs in APS know most staff are gutted by the govt policies required to follow.Not easy to be a PS under LNP regime.
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@AllanG49
@BernardKeane You wouldn't know that from leaders' testimony in Senate estimates! They show worse than the pollies. -
@kbkorb@BernardKeane permanent heads now just political appointments. The days of Frank and fearless advice are now long gone. -
@AllanG49
@kbkorb@BernardKeane Frank & fearless advice left the building in the '90's. -
@Angrybudgie@kbkorb@BernardKeane methinks Peter Shergold was right there as the architect of the demise of permanent heads as independent. -
@AllanG49
@kbkorb@BernardKeane I don't remember, but do know that was when Dept Perm Heads down to Regional Heads became political. -
@Angrybudgie @AllanG49@kbkorb@BernardKeane the heads there now wanted to militarise the Dept during former govt but ALP wouldn't let them
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@BernardKeane but that culture comes from the top right? from their political masters?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane Disgraceful culture bred by Howard from 2001Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane any precedents?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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