Meghan Quinn will step down as the top bureaucrat at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources after four years to become Australia’s new Defence secretary.
Ms Quinn will succeed Greg Moriarty as Defence secretary, the Prime Minister announced on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to hold the position on a permanent basis.
Mr Moriarty was announced as Australia’s next Ambassador to the United States in January and assumed the …
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