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PaddyGourley
Paddy Gourley is a former senior public servant.
Articles
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Glyn Davis struggles to address his troops
In recent years the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) has in the Christian Advent season delivered an “annual address to the Australian Public Service.” Continue reading »
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Ministerial staff reform vital after Morrison
There has been enough talk about ministerial staff in the Commonwealth government over the last couple of years to sink a battleship. It’s now time to do something. Continue reading »
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Paralysis by analysis: Extravagance clots Michael Pezzullo’s security sermon (Canberra Times, Nov 3)
Pezzullo’s 2020 list tries to cover everything, a serious failure. As pointed out by US scholars, if policy makers try to address all imaginable threats, security will paralyse government. Continue reading »
