Marles rips into defence ‘culture’
John KehoeEconomics editor
Defence Minister Richard Marles has sharpened criticisms of his own department, arguing there are cultural problems among leaders who need to be more robustly challenged to change.
The latest stinging rebuke comes more than two weeks after The Australian Financial Review revealed tensions between the defence minister and his bureaucrats, and Mr Marles’ explosive public confirmation in parliament.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
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