Terry Moran, left, with John Cain and John Cain Junior.
The less well off have been the most affected in a significant power shift from the states to Canberra, according to the former head of the Victorian and federal public service. Terry Moran AC told about 100 people who attended the annual John Cain lecture on November 27 2019 that there had been a a move to greater centralisation in Canberra and increasing outsourcing of delivery to the private sector and not for profits.