Fail File: Jane Wrightson, retirement commissioner

Fail File: Jane Wrightson, retirement commissioner
Retirement commissioner Jane Wrightson. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure, disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson.I was really disappointed when: I was the chief film censor at quite a young age, when the entire statutory framework was being reorganised. I profoundly didn’t understand the snail’s pace that legislative processes can take – it took three years, not the nine months I imagined (even though legislation had already been drafted).I then failed to secure the new...

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