Amy Brown scapegoated to obscure far greater travesties Editors' Picks Frank and fearless advice is the bedrock of our Westminster style of government, but no modern departmental secretary would dare provide it.
Don't blame the APS for East West Link, says auditor December 15, 2015 By David Donaldson News Public servants advised the Abbott government against handing over $1.5 billion to Victoria for East West Link years ahead of schedule and without full assessment. It did so anyway.
Eccles slaps Victoria’s Auditor-General over East West criticism December 9, 2015 By Harley Dennett News A clash over frank and fearless advice has broken out between Victoria’s top mandarin and the state’s Acting Auditor-General. Accusations fly over the integrity of the apolitical public service.