Opinion

Democracy dies in darkness ... bad news after chilling of public service

By Tim Hollo
Updated August 19 2019 - 11:23am, first published August 8 2019 - 12:30pm

The late winter cold snap over Canberra this week isn't the only chilling effect the city is feeling. Public servants, who still make up a sizable proportion of our population, will have good reason to be anxious about their position - both their job security and their role in ensuring and implementing good government. And the rest of us should be equally troubled about the impact of this on our weakened democracy, with power increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few at the expense of the many.

Get the latest Katoomba news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.