Ryan Goss

It is said that journalism is the first rough draft of history. In 2022, there have been many first drafts of the history of the Secret Ministries affair. Much has already been written about various aspects of the Secret Ministries. In a thought-provoking forthcoming article in the Australian Law Journal, for example, Fiona Roughley and Megan Caristo explore whether ‘the Constitution contains an implied requirement that any appointment of a person to administer a department of State be made public within a reasonable period’. The release of the Bell Report on 25 November 2022 — and of many of the submissions made to the Bell Inquiry — have added to our knowledge of the events surrounding the Secret Ministries.