From my own experiences & observations my conclusion is that,
1; there are too many bureaucrats
2; Bureaucrat salaries are too high in every aspect
3; Accountability is only ever implemented when scapegoats are needed to deflect attention
5; There is no apparent incentive to foster integrity in the PS by the PS Unions
6; The PS has become like a Monarchy rather than merit based
7; PS should be exempt from voting
8; The Peter Principal must be abolished

Please add to this list or edit.

Indy,

"From my own experiences & observations my conclusion is that" No, its impossible given the broad nature of the PS, that with your limited experiences and observations to draw wide ranging conclusions about the PS in general. You simply hold a perceived "minds eye view' of the public service and public servants, based on limited knowledge, and your own prejudices. Next time you are in the emergency department of a public hospital getting treated for whatever, tell it to the nurses and doctors trying to save your life, about your experiences and observations!

Anyone who puts Doctors & carers into the same basket as bureaucrats obviously has a mental problem that should be looked at asap before they’re reproducing !

Indy,

You are full of it, in the past on this forum you have said 95% of Public Servants should be sacked, 95% of hospital staff, coppers, teachers, ambos, military personnel, the blokes who pick up your garbage, and you produce a lot of it etc etc. Are you going to deny you said that? The one who should be sacked is the bloke you pays your welfare handout every fortnight and has done so for the past 20 or 30 years.

We would soon known how good you are if you are ever willing to name the sh!thole country you crawled out of all those years back, and hit the jackpot by landing in the taxpayers lap in Australia. You are ashamed of where you come from, to name it would should how well that joint was looked after by the likes of you.

Paul1405,
I’m hitting one nerve after another with you but as the old saying goes no brain no pain.

A mentality building Gap Year National Service would go some way towards when only those who served should be qualified to enter the Public Service. We have to get away from the mentality that by doing nothing i.e. by not making decisions one can not make a wrong decision & therefore be blameless. The exact opposite is the reality of this mentality.
People all over the World have bad experiences with bureaucracy but each Nation has to work on bettering the outcomes rather than just accept the failings. Bureaucrats should not be immune by shifting fault of their policies to the lower ranks. Laws really aren’t anywhere near where they should be to provide stability in society. It’s bad when perpetrators get rewarded & victims face persecution as was the case with Robodebt for example.