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The management consultants that ate Canberra

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Is There a Viral Cycle in the Public Sector?

Rick Steves looks at the role of private companies in Australia's public sector. He says it is a 'vicious cycle' as more contracts are handed out to firms like Mackenzie. It means that there will be fewer public servants who have less knowledge, he argues. And ministers don't trust them because they think "they're lefties," writes Steves.

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