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The lines, in Yes Prime Minister, get big laugh every time, though sometimes just from me... Politicians, insisted Yes Minister's legendary mandarin, Sir Humphrey Appleby, simply cannot be trusted. They are high-profile amateurs who should leave the real thinking to the professionals, the civil servants...

Power behind the throne: Carr's shot at greatness
Bob Carr's success depends not just on his ministers but on a trusted band of behind-the-scenes advisers - the top-level bureaucrats who help run the state. Paola Totaro examines power and influence in NSW.
Every weekday at 9am sharp, Gellatly, director-general of the Premier's Department, and Roger Wilkins, the dapper head of the Cabinet Office, meet Carr and two or three of his senior personal staff for what has become known internally as the "update". Here, they identify emerging problems and running issues, then divide responsibility for managing them.
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