Good morning. A “shocking” culture of awarding federal government board positions to friends and acquaintances threatens the health of Australian democracy, according to an author of a new report exposing the scandal. The unprecedented heatwave in Europe continues and is set to worsen over the coming days in some parts. And there’s sporting glory for Australia in both the Open Championship and the Tour de France.
An “insidious jobs-for-mates culture” has been exposed by a report that found one in five lucrative and powerful federal government board positions have been handed to politically connected individuals. The Grattan Institute has released a report revealing a shocking level of politicisation in government appointments to public boards, tribunals, advisory councils and agencies. Report co-author Kate Griffiths, the deputy program director for government at Grattan, said the results were shocking and highlighted a significant danger to the health of democracy.
