Smith in control?

The Lowy Institute blog the Interpreter broke this story. More on how Smith is trying to keep control over those he supervises in his Portfolio.

Sam mentions...

The Australian has a piece today alleging Defence Minister Stephen Smith is sitting on ADF senior appointment decisions. In the middle of the article comes this line:
--"Some officers are concerned that the delay might indicate that Mr Smith is planning to impose his own team on Defence rather than those suggested by ADF chiefs."--

Mr. Smith still has a lot of work to do. With that, he has done more than most in this job; even if I completely disagree with his theories on why Australia should be in Afghanistan.