Ministerial staffers & public policy BCA Newsroom 20 September Anyone with a passing interest in public policy would have been fascinated by the speech by Jennifer Westacott (CEO Business Council of Australia) to the Institute of Public Administration Australia on 20 September. She took the stick to the political class generally and to Ministerial staffers in particular, who she obviously thinks wield too much influence if not power. She said she feared “that many modern politicians have lost sight of the fundamental role of the public service. Its authority has been undermined by political gatekeepers, often with little expertise and no accountability.” She … [Read more...]
