Australian Public Service Commissioner Lynelle Briggs has declined to undertake an investigation of allegations that the Department of Health and Ageing lied to a Senate Committee, reports Bernard Keane.
Health department
The NSW hospital crisis and an ALP hackette
Another day and another tragic, heart-rending headline about the appalling state of the NSW hospital system. In the hot seat is the new director-general of the Health Department, Deborah Piccone, who is an ALP hackette from way back, writes Alex Mitchell.







