NB You will also remember that Senator Fawcett pointed out to Beaker (in the first public hearing of the Senate inquiry AAI Pel-Air) that although Beaker was pleading bureau overload of investigations and limited resources in 2008 there was in fact an under spend on the ATSB budget!
I wonder if the underspend resulted in exec bonuses?
Also, just reflecting on Senate Inquiry , Barrier and this thread. They say an awful lot. I know some say tautological nonsense, but mke up your own mind.