Award-winning data science and analytics leader, Dr Alex Antic has been appointed Faculty Head of AI Strategy at UNSW Canberra, and as a Deputy Director of the UNSW AI...
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Glyn Davis, secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has resigned after serving the last three years as Australia’s top public servant. Professor Davis’s resignation will...
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The Australian Technology Network (ATN) of Universities has appointed former chief defence scientist and University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO as its new chair. Professor Zelinsky will...
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Transport for NSW’s (TfNSW’s) chief technology and innovation officer, Kurt Brissett has departed the agency after 9 years to join property developer Built as its chief digital and information...
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New South Wales has a new privacy commissioner in Sonia Minutillo, who has led the Information and Privacy Commission NSW’s regulatory functions for the best part of a decade....
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Immunologist Ian Frazer, who co-developed the technology behind the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer, has stepped down from his role as chair of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board....
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Australia’s largest startup community has a new leader, with Majella Campbell promoted to chief executive of Fishburners this week ahead of its move out of the CBD. Ms Campbell...
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The New South Wales government has tapped Sydney Metro enterprise security leader Marie Patane to take over the challenging role of securing the state’s critical systems and data holdings....
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Robotics expert Dr Sue Keay has left Queensland to head up the UNSW AI institute, making the move to Sydney after two decades of research and advocacy for the...
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Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will not recontest the next federal election, leaving the frontbench amid the federal government’s renewed push to get social media giants to pay for news....
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The new chief information officer of NSW Health Richard Taggart began his tenure this week, eight months since his predecessor vacated the role. Mr Taggart also takes the reins...
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Renowned biochemist and Australian National University pro vice-chancellor Professor Ute Roessner has been named the new chief executive of the Australian Research Council. Ms Roessner, who will begin her...
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The new head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre is Stephanie Crowe, who replaces Abigail Bradshaw following her promotion to director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate. Ms Crowe has...
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Former NSW chief data scientist Ian Oppermann has been appointed the federal government’s new Data Standards Chair for Digital ID and the Consumer Data Right in the first shakeup...