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Getting Finance snouts out of pork-barrelling would help battle against corruption

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Given the urgency of the issue of pork-barrelling at the last election, one might have expected proposals for reform to have emerged before now.

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No harm in giving away other people’s money, to ‘quote’ Machiavelli

By Tom Ravlic

Machiavelli may as well have been talking about the way in which the funds of taxpayers have been used by political players in Australia.

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Critical thinking required in the face of political chaos

By Bernard Keane

Australian Capital Territory

The replacements for the APS have hardly covered themselves in glory. A recurring pattern seems to be risk assessment and management.

Opinion: Sports rorts shows need for public sector re-think

By The Mandarin

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We really do need to rethink old practices and principles that are no longer appropriate, much less still embraced. This applies to both ministers and the officials who serve them, and to both sides of politics.

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Getting Finance snouts out of pork-barrelling would help battle against corruption

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No harm in giving away other people’s money, to ‘quote’ Machiavelli

Critical thinking required in the face of political chaos

Opinion: Sports rorts shows need for public sector re-think