Kim Carr

Nov 6, 2024 | themandarin.com.au | Dan Holmes |Stephen Bartos |Taylor Hawkins |Kim Carr |Daniel Holmes

Senator Linda Reynolds has berated Services Australia CEO David Hazlehurst for tabling a link to the Australian Government Data Catalogue in Senate estimates. Services Australia tabled the answer “available on data.gov” in response to a number of advanced questions. Reynolds said Services Australia had provided no answers to good faith questions. Hazlehurst said Services Australia was “trying to be helpful”.

Nov 5, 2024 | themandarin.com.au | Stephen Bartos |Kim Carr |Sean Innis |Cathy Fussell

The six months or so before an election is a testing time for public servants who deal with ministers or develop and implement new policies. Campaigning has not yet begun — officially. Prior to the caretaker period, governments can still take policy decisions and have every right to expect the public service to help them with their policy processes from ideas through to rollout.

Nov 4, 2024 | themandarin.com.au | Tom Ravlic |Kim Carr |Sean Innis |Cathy Fussell

Having public servants with similar but different roles can cause confusion during Senate estimates. This was the case when the Australian Public Sector Commission appeared before its inquisitors this week.

Nov 4, 2024 | themandarin.com.au | Dan Holmes |Kim Carr |Sean Innis |Cathy Fussell |Daniel Holmes

Senate opposition leader Simon Birmingham has suggested calling Anthony Albanese’s chief of staff before Senate estimates. Birmingham grilled Prime Minister and Cabinet staff about the Albanese’s role in the decision to rebuff a Qatar Airways bid to run more flights in Australia. Transport Minister Catherine King has previously responded to a question on notice, saying she spoke to ministerial colleagues about Qatar Airways, but made the decision herself.

Oct 29, 2024 | crikey.com.au | Kim Carr

The following is an extract from Kim Carr’s new book A Long March(Monash University Publishing). Factional warlord. Dominant backroom operator. Kingmaker. Just about every time my name appeared in the media, one of those descriptions would be attached to it.