'Doesn't cut it': David Pocock on government response to 'jobs for mates' report

The federal government has rejected key recommendations of a report into government appointments, which was finally released yesterday after two years' of cabinet secrecy.

Former bureaucrat Lynelle Briggs accused governments of both stripes of "patronage and nepotism", saying so-called 'jobs for mates' let down the public and eroded institutional trust.

• Guest: David Pocock, independent Senator for the ACT
• Producer: Jason Whittaker