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‘Legacy of fear’: government watchdog fires parting shot at Andrews

Gus McCubbing

Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has fired a parting shot at former premier Daniel Andrews and the Labor government, warning of the “dangerous impact of creeping politicisation” in the public service.

Ms Glass, who in December released a scathing report that found the Labor government briefed consulting firm PwC to “prove up” the $125 billion Suburban Rail Loop project and identified a “culture of fear” in the state bureaucracy, signed off on Monday with a 28-page report.

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Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com

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