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Poor Godwin Grech – a martyr to the cause of public service

June 22, 2009 – 10:08 am

Godwin Grech, a hard-working and intelligent bureaucrat, has fallen foul of the gap between myth and reality in the senior echelons of Australia’s public service. The myth, fondly recounted by the mostly faceless senior bureacrats in Canberra, speaks of independence, impartiality and fearless advice. The reality is that your career only progresses if you do [...]

By Trevor Cook | Posted in Federal politics, Politics | Also tagged Godwin Grech, public service, Rudd, Swan, utegate | Comments (29)

The myth of an independent Treasury

May 16, 2009 – 3:18 pm

The claim that Treasury is an institution independent of government fundamentally misconstrues the relationship between the federal government and the Commonwealth public service. While it is not surprising to see politicians fail Economics 101, it is more surprising to see them also failing Political Science 101. The government now routinely hides behind Treasury and RBA [...]