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The report casts important light on a growing threat to Australian parliamentary democracy: the exercise of public power by unaccountable ministerial advisors.
Canada has the largest cohort of political staff in any Anglo-Westminster country. Is it time for reform?
The appointment of ministerial advisers is based on a party-political network of patronage, where the primary consideration is loyalty to the political party – not merit.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Fellow, KU Leuven; The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Reader in Government, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington