‘Jobs for mates’: political appointments to government boards rife in Australia, report reveals
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#61GJM)
Grattan Institute report calls for fundamental reform after finding 21% of federal board positions were politically connected
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One in five lucrative and powerful federal government board positions have been handed to politically connected individuals, according to a new report warning Australia has developed an insidious jobs-for-mates culture".
The Grattan Institute has released a report revealing a shocking level of politicisation in government appointments to public boards, tribunals, advisory councils and agencies.
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