Labor has rejected criticism of its failure to take up key recommendations from a scathing review of public sector board appointments, insisting a proposed ban on new jobs in the weeks before an election is not necessary.
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Greens senator Barbara Pocock offered bruising criticism of Labor’s response. ‘I think what your government is becoming is a government of gestures,’ Pocock told a Senate hearing. ‘A government of codes. As opposed to a government which delivers what the Australian population wants, which is an end to jobs for the boys’. Former public service commissioner Lynelle Briggs’ long-anticipated ‘jobs for mates’ review was released by the government on Tuesday, more than 18 months after it was handed to government
‘Corrosive impact on trust’: Labor criticised over failure to adopt recommendations from ‘jobs for mates’ report ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/jobs-for-mates-review-labor-defends-failure-to-adopt
Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/scathing-jobs-for-mates-review-finds-appointments-to-government-boards-routinely-abused
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