Scott Morrison has made a new appeal to the group he calls the “Quiet Australians”. He says they have a “trust deficit” with the public service and he wants bureaucracy to change itself so it can focus on serving them. The problem - as Rick Morton reports - is that research describes the opposite of what the prime minister is saying. 

Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au.

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Scott Morrison has made a new appeal to the group he calls the “Quiet Australians”. He says they have a “trust deficit” with the public service and he wants bureaucracy to change itself so it can focus on serving them. The problem - as Rick Morton reports - is that research describes the opposite of what the prime minister is saying. Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au.Background reading:<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2019/08/24/how-the-prime-minister-got-middle-australia-wrong/15665688008657">Morrison in the middle in</a> The Saturday Paper<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/">The Monthly</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Scott Morrison has made a new appeal to the group he calls the “Quiet Australians”. He says they have a “trust deficit” with the public service and he wants bureaucracy to change itself so it can focus on serving them. The problem - as Rick Morton repo...

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