ABC presenter David Marr & journalist Rick Morton discuss in depth the cultural rot within the Australian Public Service 2019-2023

 

The #Robodebt Five

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ABC National Radio, Late Night Live, podcast, 17 September 2024:

Robodebt scheme was ‘a failure of government’ – but who paid the price?

A report by the Australian Public Service Commission has found twelve public servants, including two former departmental secretaries, Kathryn Campbell and Renée Leon, breached the Public Service Code of Conduct in their handling of Robodebt. Commissioner Dr Gordon de Brouwer said the inquiry confirmed "a sad and shameful succession of public servants failing to demonstrate the behaviour expected of public service."

Guest: Rick Morton, journalist, The Saturday Paper.

APSC Commissioner Gordon de Brouwer said the Robodebt Scheme saw members of the public service "lose their grounding, feel under pressure from Ministers and senior officials, and caught up in busyness and self-absorption." (ABC News: Lewi Hirvela)

30 minute discussion, focussing on the public service during the Scott Morrison years as Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Social Security, Treasurer and Prime Minister, at:

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/rick-morton-robodebt/104363362?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared