Rohan McDougall is the new director of the Curtin University-led Critical Minerals and Resources Technology Trailblazer, after former director Dr Ross Waring resigned. Mr McDougall will retain his role...
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Australia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk will not seek a third term in the role, choosing to draw to a close what will be a six-year tenure in...
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The new secretary of the New South Wales Department of Customer Service is Graeme Head, who moves from his role as partner at EY’s strategic advisory arm Port Jackson...
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Deakin University has appointed former school of humanities and social sciences head Professor Matthew Clarke as its deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation. Professor Clarke has been acting in...
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Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson will resign at the end of this year after five years in the role. Ms Jackson has been at the organisation for seven...
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Inaugural Space Industry Association of Australia chief executive James Brown has stepped down to compete for selection as a federal senator for New South Wales. Mr Brown, who leaves...
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Science and innovation leader Dr Katherine Woodthorpe has been appointed as the new chair of deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations. Dr Woodthorpe replaces outgoing chair Andrew Rothery, who has...
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The federal government has appointed Australian National University Associate Professor Jake Blight as its first full-time Independent National Security Legislation Monitor. Associate Professor Blight will be the fifth person...
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Former Department of Infrastructure secretary and author of an unreleased report on the government’s cybersecurity response capability, Mike Mrdak, has been appointed to the board of the NBN corporation....
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The secretary of the New South Wales Department of Customer Service, Emma Hogan, will step down from the top job later this year after four years in the role....
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The Australian Research Council has appointed Professor Gavin Reid as its executive director for mathematics, physics, chemistry, and earth sciences. Professor Reid is a bioanalytical chemist at the University...
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The Department of Defence has found a new chief data integration officer in Paul Robards, who will oversee the half-a-billion-dollar OneDefence Data Program. He will replace Dr Maria Milosavljevic...
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The inaugural head of Australia’s first independent, national environmental data and information office, dubbed the “Australian Bureau of Statistics for nature”, is Dr Jane Coram. Dr Coram took up...
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Federal Health department deputy secretary Penny Shakespeare has been appointed to support the taskforce inquiring into potential breaches of the public service code in the wake of the Robodebt Royal...