Australia's top public servant warns of 'lethal mix of arrogance and ignorance'

By Henry Belot
Updated April 24 2018 - 8:38pm, first published April 18 2016 - 6:20pm

Australia's most senior public servant has criticised a failure of leadership within key departments and warned against "a lethal mix of arrogance and ignorance" capable of plaguing public policy.

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