Australia: The World’s Most Bloated Bureaucracy | Mike Newman
John Anderson sits down with former NSW Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Mike Newman to examine the culture, size and direction of Australia’s modern public service. While both men acknowledge the vital role of capable public servants, they question whether the system has become bloated, inward-looking and detached from the realities faced by households and businesses. At a time of falling productivity and rising cost-of-living pressures, they ask whether the balance between administration and wealth creation has drifted out of alignment.
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John Anderson
When I stepped down from public leadership in 2005 I did so with a clear and optimistic vision of where this country was headed.
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