Scott Morrison has made a new appeal to the group he calls the “Quiet Australians”. He says they have a “trust deficit” with the public service and he wants bureaucracy to change itself so it can focus on serving them. The problem - as Rick Morton reports - is that research describes the opposite of what the prime minister is saying. 

Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au.

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Morrison in the middle in The Saturday Paper

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