Simon Bevilacqua The Sunday Tasmanian
TASMANIA’S public service has seen a tidal wave of dummy-spits and resignations in recent years. High-profile resignations such as that of Richard Butler, when he walked from the job as Tasmania’s governor, have created frenzied media coverage. And the walk-outs have been hard on the public purse. Mr Butler was given $650,000 when he left. Resource Planning and Development Commission boss Julian Green was granted $141,000 this year after walking away from his job 10 months before his contract was finished. Many of the resignations have seen serious dummy-spits, and the Tasmanian Labor Government has been accused of everything from bullying to Machiavellian and unethical behaviour. Senior forest auditor Bill Manning accused the state’s forest industry of being corrupt and dominated by bullying tactics.
