> The Mirning peoples had been in talks with the Australian government over needed changes to the site’s maintenance, asking for increased security and better access for the tribe to the caves. Currently, the tribe needs to request a key from the local environmental department to access the site, making it difficult for tribe members to visit and for the Mirning to protect the site.
This is absolutely infuriating and also kind of expected at the same time. It's the result of a culture that has permeated every Australian government agency at all levels.
Indeed. The Australian public service has been thoroughly hollowed out. For a couple of decades the incentives for talent have dried up. You can get a reading of this by watching a Senate Estimates session where senior Canberra bureaucrats are questioned. Seat-warmers, for the most part.
This is absolutely infuriating and also kind of expected at the same time. It's the result of a culture that has permeated every Australian government agency at all levels.