8legs: Lynelle briggs

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If Labor won’t deal with the low-hanging fruit of jobs for mates, how can it be trusted against louder vested interests?

Critics say Labor’s response to Briggs’s recommendations falls short of reform and fuels mistrust in ministers’ appointments.
Greens senator Pocock slammed Labor for withholding the report and not adopting all recommendations.
Briggs proposed independent panels and four-year terms to curb patronage and improve vetting.
The report called for a six-month pause before elections to curb last-minute appointments.
Labor unveiled a framework covering 19 of 30 Briggs recommendations but stopped short of full reform.
Crossbench and independent voices criticize the partial response as a trust issue for voters.
The Briggs review found up to half of some portfolios’ picks were direct appointments by ministers.
Recent appointments, like ministers and executives, illustrate ongoing cronyism concerns.
The government says the framework will address 19 recommendations; critics say it lacks full reform.
The Briggs review urges a six-month election pause to prevent gift-like late-term appointments.

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