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Govt allows nepotism and corruption to thrive
Sep 10^th, 2020 at 12:08pm

Federal Government spending $5 billion per year on contractors as gig economy grows inside public service
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A former senior Defence Department executive, Paddy Gourley, has warned against this trend for years, saying it allows corruption to flourish.

"The basic point is it opens up scope for nepotism and corruption in public service staffing," he said.

Mr Gourley, a staffing policy specialist, told the ABC there was no way for government agencies to know how the firms had recruited their workers, who "may very well be sisters, cousins and aunts" of the business owners.

"So we have no assurances that they are the best people to do the jobs. In many instances, they almost certainly are not."

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Re: Govt allows nepotism and corruption to thrive
Reply #1 - Sep 14^th, 2020 at 8:03am

Bam wrote on Sep 10^th, 2020 at 12:08pm:

Federal Government spending $5 billion per year on contractors as gig economy grows inside public service
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A former senior Defence Department executive, Paddy Gourley, has warned against this trend for years, saying it allows corruption to flourish.

"The basic point is it opens up scope for nepotism and corruption in public service staffing," he said.

Mr Gourley, a staffing policy specialist, told the ABC there was no way for government agencies to know how the firms had recruited their workers, who "may very well be sisters, cousins and aunts" of the business owners.

"So we have no assurances that they are the best people to do the jobs. In many instances, they almost certainly are not."

None of that matters Bam. It's all about weakening the unions and shoveling money into their mates and donors coffers, you know that. Grin

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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80190 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Govt allows nepotism and corruption to thrive Reply #2 - Sep 15^th, 2020 at 1:24am .. and this is new news since when? As startling as the sun rises in the east and in the morning...
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Re: Govt allows nepotism and corruption to thrive
Reply #3 - Sep 20^th, 2020 at 9:22am

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Sep 15^th, 2020 at 1:24am:

.. and this is new news since when? As startling as the sun rises in the east and in the morning...

This needs to stop being news. The sooner we can get a strong federal anti-corruption commission in place and we can start jailing a few politicians in the current Federal government, the better.

Angus Taylor would be first, Barnaby Joyce second.

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