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Politics in the Pub: Ending Australia’s “Jobs for Mates” culture

Verity Lane Market

Join Independent MP Dr Sophie Scamps, Bill Browne, Democracy and Accountability Program Director at The Australia Institute, hosted by Ebony Bennett, the institute’s deputy director, to discuss Dr Scamps’s proposed “Ending Jobs for Mates” bill, which is designed to ensure a more transparent and impartial process for government-appointed jobs in Australia. Australia Institute research has

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