Gerry Gleeson's Spann Oration Gerry Gleeson, once a powerful NSW public servant nicknamed "The Cardinal", gave the Spann Oration to the Institute of Public Administration Australia on 30th September. His paper "If I Were Premier in 2011" can be seen at http://nsw.ipaa.org.au/content/docs/Spann%20Oration%202010%20-%20Gerry%20Gleeson,%20If%20I%20Were%20Premier%20in%202011.pdf. Gleeson was interviewed about his paper by Quentin Dempster on ABC Stateline on 8th October.