Yes Minister in our time is turbocharged BS

March 19, 2026

Jack Waterford's article sits as the pile of evidence beneath the immortal words of Sir Humphrey:

“Minister, two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you don’t have to. And never set up an inquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be.”

Absolutely everything that has proceeded from the establishment of the NACC creates cascading levels of utter disbelief in the veracity, competence and honesty of the NACC. The only mitigating factor has been the finding that the Commissioner, Paul Brereton, failed to discharge his responsibilities properly.

If the Albanese government is content to pass this continual pantomime noire through to the keeper without demanding that all concerned go back and do it again - this time properly - it is to its utter discredit.

And considering the discoveries, I believe that there may be a case for questions to be asked of the Brereton-led ‘investigation’ of the alleged war crimes committed by the SAS in Afghanistan that has, still after so many years, found only one person complicit in illegality.

Australia seems to be in a quagmire of high-level tolerance of miscreant behaviour at senior levels of administration and government. Not good enough.