An unsung hero of the Public Service, W.B. (Bill) Carmichael, died in Canberra on 9 July at the age of 93.
On Bill's retirement from the APS in 1988 he had served the public with distinction at the Tariff Board and Industries Assistance Commission (IAC) for some three decades, the last three years as its chairman. In that time he not only played a key role in that institution's evolution, he helped instigate a reform process that led to the transformation of Australia's economy.
