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A new report from the Grattan Institute has found that 7% of appointments to federal government boards are political appointees.
However, the percentage increases to 21% for positions that are considered ‘highly paid, powerful and prestigious’, and the report calls for legislation to ensure improved checks and balances on political appointments, including the creation of a Public Appointments Commissioner.
Danielle Wood, the report’s lead author, has called on the Albanese government to end the ‘jobs-for-mates culture’, and for the state and territory governments to follow its lead.
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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.