Cabinet, ministers, question time and holding the executive to account

What this note covers

1. What Cabinet is and how it makes decisions
2. Ministers and the departments they administer
3. Question time as a daily accountability mechanism
4. Beyond question time: committees, the Auditor-General and freedom of information
5. Evaluating how well these mechanisms hold the executive to account
6. Worked example: a fictional data-breach scandal and the executive's response
7. How this topic is examined and what separates a top response

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