Royal Commission into Aged Care reminds Health Department Secretary Brendan Murphy it sets the rules
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Royal Commission into Aged Care put the Secretary of the Federal Health Department, Brendan Murphy, firmly in his place when he tried to make an opening statement to attack claims by the senior counsel assisting the commission, Peter Rozen, QC.
Murphy, who became a nationally known figure when as Chief Medical Officer he appeared regularly at...