The robo-debt royal commission made a range of scathing findings against Kathryn Campbell,who ran the Department of Human Services when the welfare debt recovery scheme was introduced.
A Universal Basic Income would create a more equitable nation,reduce tax evasion and lead to smaller government. Not convinced? You haven’t met Everald Compton.
Politicians on all sides,public servants and even the press gallery will be making a grievous mistake if they expect Morrison’s eventual departure will stop the rot.
Surprise,surprise – a female given the job when things are in a mess.
There was a time when senior public servants were called permanent secretaries. Then a series of political leaders sought to bend them to their will.
After the findings of the robo-debt report,Herald readers ask if the Coalition government ever showed concern for the disadvantaged in society.
In the second of what could be three byelections this year,Peter Dutton says the cost of living should be a bigger issue than Stuart Robert’s involvement in robo-debt.
Former NSW Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy says the names of those referred for prosecution over the robo-debt royal commission findings should be revealed.
It’s a government’s job to ensure,by regulation and certification,that buildings are completed to an acceptable standard.
AI is only as good as the algorithm that operates it,the data that trains it and the law that underpins it. If these are ineffective,as with robo-debt,then calamity can ensue.
Our politicians have become very adept at holding their predecessors to account. But that has not improved standards of political behaviour.