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Bureaucratic Bugs Drive Widow To Public Service Blues
In a personal letter, a Sydney widow recounts two years of bungled government dealings after her husband’s death. She details misfiled records, misaddressed communications, improper charges, and delays across Social Services, Health, Revenue, Post Office, and Taxation, lamenting the waste and urging reform while noting the cost of public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Club
South Coast
Aard
Canberra
Commonwealth Department of Health
Sydney
Commonwealth Director of Health
Health
Mollymook
Revenue Branch
Australian Post Office
Department of Social Services
Social Services
Post Office
His
ACT Health Services
Bigattire
Finance and Accounts Branch
GPO
Cane
DTO
Department of the Interior
Interior
Taxation Department
Melbourne
Commonwealth