Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed Matt Yannopoulos as secretary of the Department of Finance, placing a career public servant with a strong IT and digital background at the helm...
The Gig Guide
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Jane Livesey has been appointed managing director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, marking a major leadership shift for the global tech giant’s regional operations. Ms Livesey, who has...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Lawyer and former chief counsel Alice Linacre has been appointed as Australia’s new permanent Freedom of Information Commissioner, replacing Toni Pirani. Ms Linacre, who will take up the role...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
The Western Australian government has appointed a new 13-member Science and Technology Council to steer the growth of the state’s research and innovation ecosystem. Chaired by newly appointed WA...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Nicholas Mant, the former chief investment risk and sustainability officer at the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, has joined the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation in the newly created role of...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Outgoing Australian Information Industry Association chief executive Simon Bush has wrapped up his time at the peak representative body with a farewell address at an iAwards ceremony in Sydney....
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
A sweeping leadership shake-up at the Department of Home Affairs has reshaped its top executive team, cementing a stronger focus on national security, digital infrastructure and multicultural affairs. The...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
The federal government has appointed a new 18-member advisory committee of data standards experts to advise on Australia’s digital identity and Consumer Data Right schemes. The Data Standards Advisory...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Treasurer...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Telco stalwart and founder of Telstra Ventures (now Titanium Ventures) Deena Shiff has been appointed independent chair of the Communications Alliance, commencing 1 July. Ms Shiff, who replaces outgoing...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Former Australian Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos has been appointed chair of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, succeeding Mark Baillie, who served as...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Queensland has a new privacy commissioner in Alexander White, a former privacy advisor to the US Department of Homeland Security and the current privacy commissioner of Bermuda. Mr White,...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...
Posted on
| by Trish Everingham
Western Australian independent Wilson Tucker has farewelled the Legislative Council after a four-year term that saw him pushing for smarter innovation and tech policy. A former software engineer, Mr...