A bill to end a culture of jobs for the boys, where "mates" of the government are rewarded with plum public appointments, has been put before parliament.
Independent Dr Sophie Scamps, who represents the Sydney seat of Mackellar, introduced her Ending Jobs for Mates legislation on Monday to prevent corruption from happening in the first instance, declaring the prevailing culture a "national shame".
"This bill would ensure that a candidate with the requisite expertise and knowledge gets the job, not the bloke the minister went to school with," she told parliament.
