ScoMo’s war on red tape delivers outsourcing boom

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Last year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison appointed himself as minister for the public service and announced that he would continue to take an axe through the public service and reduce red tape:

Scott Morrison is poised to put an axe through the public service today with plans to dramatically cut the number of government departments…

The Australian, which flagged the changes in July, understands that several more super-departments will be created in a move to dramatically cut bureaucratic red tape.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.