Tag Archives: Andrew Podger

Andrew Podger says: just get on with real health reform

September 14, 2009 – 7:45 am

Andrew Podger, the former Health Department secretary and public service commissioner, may be in China at the moment, but he is keeping a close eye on the Australian health scene.  And he doesn’t sound too impressed.
He writes:
“To call the Government’s private health insurance (PHI) proposals ‘reform’ is nonsense: it is just an extraordinarily clumsy way [...]

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Podger’s book is HOT – just wait for Halton’s

August 26, 2009 – 7:44 pm

Having now had a quick read of Podger’s book (following on from the previous post), I recommend it strongly as an eminently readable and quite fascinating insight into the workings of the upper echelons of the public service and government.
It also includes many revealing anecdotes and observations about key events in the health portfolio – [...]

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Does Andrew Podger tell all?

August 26, 2009 – 5:36 pm

Bernard Keane has given a warmish plug to former Health Department Secretary and Public Service Commissioner Andrew Podger’s new book, The Role of Departmental Secretaries: Personal reflections on the breadth of responsibilities today, describing it as an “important(ish)” book.
Happily, it also sounds like Podger has spilt a few beans, as well as taking a serious [...]

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