The Opposition has slammed the Labor Government's appointment of Josh Murray to the position of Secretary of Transport for NSW as an extraordinary and unprecedented case 'jobs for the boys'.
Mr Murray's appointment to the reportedly over $500,000 a year role can't be believed, with his only relevant qualification being his time as a Labor staffer including as Chief of Staff to former Labor Premier Morris Iemma.
At the time of Mr Murray' position, the Iemma Labor Government was characterised as having an abysmal public transport record1 and providing diabolically inadequate transport services2.
According to publicly available information, Mr Murray has no experience in managing a public transport system, delivering infrastructure or managing a significant capital budget.
Shadow Minister for Transport Natalie Ward commented:
"Mr Murray's only qualification for the role is that he is an ex-Labor staffer. Unfortunately it is just a culture of jobs for the boys."
"I am not sure how an individual whose experience is in corporate affairs is qualified to run an organisation with 25,000 employees and manage a $76 billion infrastructure pipeline."
"He would be the least qualified person to ever mange and run the State's critical transport network. After promising everything to the people of NSW, the Premier and Transport Minister are only focused on hiring Labor mates to cushy Government roles."
