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Intense speculation

Rudd’s failure to clean out the public service has Canberra angry

Crikey / Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Since its arrival in office two months ago, the Rudd Government has signed five-year job contracts with two departmental secretaries noted for their enthusiastic links to the Howard administration. It hasn’t gone down well in Canberra, the seat of power. Here’s why, writes Alex Mitchell.