Chris Bowen

Just the facts: Treasury and CSIRO put space between advice and how ministers use it

Treasury and the CSIRO have both recently felt the need to clarify advice they have provided the government, after opposition complaints about what ministers did with it.  Read More

Legislature vs executive: auditor-general’s independence trumped by budget secrecy

This year, budget secrecy trumped the independence of Commonwealth auditor-general Grant Hehir, and the deputy chair of the parliamentary committee that backs him up is not pleased. Read More