Until the Minister is at risk players such as MM, JM, MD and the various advisers are on safe ground until their contracts come up for renewal. The Minister has mitigated his risk by appointing a committee of review (with appropriate terms of reference) and any recommendations coming from that process will be stated in broad terms allowing the Government to take appropriate action (read slow, purposeful and limited).
Given that the Minister is not at risk, it would be surprising if someone below him in the hierarchy (regardless of their personality type) considered resigning unless there were dire personal rather than work circumstances present.
I am surprised that people continue their broad ranging personal attacks on this forum.
While it makes interesting reading, it only
increases the resolve of the current players (most of which have won many campaigns before) to stare the opposition out.
Sun Tzu talked about the importance of knowing your enemy. In his day 'the enemy' was relatively easy to identify.
In a contemporary Australia, the enemy is not the inner circle of departmental and agency heads, advisers and personal hand maidens,
but the Minister himself.
Australian Governments operate on the Westminster principle. This principle is a constitutional convention, under which ministers are the link between Parliament and Gov- ernment action. Public servants carry out the activities of Government through their work in departments and agencies, and the Government directs them through ministers responsible for their activities.
Stop wasting your time on the also rans and sharpen your swords for the right purpose.
One Minister slipped away unscathed and the second is planning on doing the same.
Until the Minister is at risk, not much will change!
The former cranky but now reformed Franky!