http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/nadine-flood/ Despite having several university degrees, Nigel Bowen has spent the last decade writing for men¹s magazines and is currently chief subeditor of GQ Australia. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/civil-service-review-and-the-end-of-public-sector-punk/ They say that cool is in the eye of the beholder and for public sector nerds like me, in the right light, Terry Moran is starting to look like a cross between Nick Cave and Bono. Moran is the senior public service mandarin conducting a major review into the Australian Public Service. It is due out this week and I’m hoping to see Moran put a modern twist on the some of the classics like political independence, professional careers and the notion of a unified public service. To stretch the music analogy to breaking point, if Moran hits the right notes it will be like Bob Dylan going electric. It will also mark the end of Public Sector Punk Era. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Nadine Flood) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/civil-service-review-and-the-end-of-public-sector-punk/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/civil-service-review-and-the-end-of-public-sector-punk/#item2727 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:59:56 +0000 Nadine Flood | Author bios | The Punch