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Jobs for mates \u2013 it\u2019s frustrating when it happens in everyday life. Even more so when it happens at the highest levels of politics. A plum job as Trade Commissioner for a former Deputy Premier. A spot on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a former staffer.\n\nState and federal governments make hundreds of appointments each year to public boards and tribunals \u2013 and many of them go to people with political connections.\n\nWhile it may seem harmless \u2013 after all, \u2018everyone does it\u2019 \u2013 it can have pervasive consequences for Australia\u2019s democracy.\n\nListen to Danielle Wood, CEO, Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Anika Stobart, Associate, and Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications, discuss Grattan's latest report New politics: A better process for public appointments.\n\nRead the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/new-politics-public-appointments