Something is rotten in the state of Victoria
Findings of a culture of fear, timidity and secrecy within the Victorian public service point to a deep cancer that must be frankly addressed by ministers.
If the Victorian Ombudsman’s findings that a “culture of fear”, “creeping politicisation” and “over responsiveness” are threatening good government sound familiar, then you are right.
As veteran ombudsman Deborah Glass observed, numerous reports – most recently the searing robo-debt royal commission – have revealed that public servants are far too ready to do the bidding of governments of the day, no matter their colour.
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