There is a sullen quiet across the capital, as politicians and senior officials brace for what is expected to be the most consequential report into top-tier cabinet government in a generation, the much awaited release of the findings of robo-debt royal commission.
The report by former Queensland chief justice Catherine Holmes is expected to be a ferocious take-down of big government at its very worst.
Tom BurtonGovernment editorTom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
