The damage that was done by the coalition over a decade of so-called government is immeasurable. The longer they were in, the bolder they became. The media protected them to the point where they felt that they were untouchable. There was no scrutiny. There was no transparency. There was no accountability. That the public called them out was due to one man who became too brazen - even for his own ministers. Measure that up with our current Labor government. Every single day, 24/7 they are scrutinised by the media. They are not untouchable, they are made to be accountable and transparent. They are criticised for everything they do. They are criticised for the things they don’t do. They are even criticised for the things the media have made up. Labor have a huge job ahead of them. It would take at least two terms to begin to repair the damage and trust in the public sector. The public service has been white anted. Positions on boards, FWC, the AAT and even the abc are shored up or renewed by the coalition before every election. The coalition have had a decade to make jobs for mates commonplace. ‘The Grattan Institute in 2022 reported that political appointees occupy 21 percent of federal government board positions’ Labor are working on abolishing the AAT and introducing a new independent tribunal. Labor have also introduced a working National Anti-Corruption Commission. Presently the NACC has received ‘2858 referrals, 384 referrals currently under assessment including 23 under preliminary investigation, is conducting 18 corruption investigations, and is overseeing or monitoring 1& investigations by other agencies’. Labor are adopting stricter controls to prevent ‘jobs for mates’ on government boards ‘after ordering a review of appointment standards and processes by former Australian Public Service Commissioner Lynelle Briggs’ .. and as Labor continue to clean up government, the opposition and the MSM continue to undermine Labor’s position. This tells me a lot about where Dutton, the coalition and the MSM stand on bringing honesty and integrity back into politics.