COALition Leader #SussanLey says #Albanese has allowed #antisemitism to "fester" & failed to keep #Jewish #Australians safe in the wake of yesterday's "evil" terror attack on the shores of #Bondi.

What a #lowlife she is. #Politicising a #terrorist attack. #auspol

Rishi Sunak urged to stop attacking Climate Change Committee

Scientists ask PM to cease ‘politicising’ government’s independent advisers after his remarks and Tory letter to journalists

The Guardian
King Charles was due to meet EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen in final part of NI Protocol negotiations

Sky

Gallagher is right that the #APS is in need of massive reform and particularly depoliticisation. But it's disingenuous to lay the entire blame for how it is at the feet of the #Liberals. At least since the Keating Government, #Labour and Liberal both have been guilty of heavily #politicising public administration, particularly the APS and the relationship between Ministers, advisors, the MO, and the public service.
Any #reform needs to come from the top down. From Ministers changing the way they and their offices conduct themselves and their relationship with the #SES.
It also needs to come from the middle - the SES1 and EL levels - where a return to frank and fearless advice must occur. Additionally, these people need wholesale replacement in many cases; they've long worked in toxic relationships with their teams and management and cannot reform (and don't want to).
Do these things, and then, maybe, we'll have a strong APS able to give clear, policy-driven advice with far less politics and malicious culture involved.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/05/labor-says-public-sector-board-review-will-end-jobs-for-mates-culture

Labor says public sector board review will end ‘jobs for mates culture’

Being on a government board should be about what you know, not who you know, minister Katy Gallagher says

The Guardian