Marcus and Michael broadcast this edition of the Grumpy Strategists from two secure locations: Marcus kicking back birdwatching from SAA's home bunker in the Brindabellas outside Canberra, and from an undisclosed site in Secret Harbor WA. They apply Hemingway's line about bankruptcy (how does it happen? Slowly, then quickly) to the changes unravelling the world of Australian cricket, the conduct of war, political parties across Australia and the climate (with graphic evidence from the recent Nepal glacier disaster).

It's not easy moving from cricketer Marnus Labuschagne to the performance of senior Commonwealth bureaucrats in parliamentary hearings. But the ambitious attempt by the leadership group of Public Servants running Australia's Federal departments and agencies to control what the public see of officials' performances and behaviour  ...