Australian immunologist Ian Frazer, who is renowned for his work developing the human papillomavirus cervical cancer vaccine, is the Queensland government’s new biomedical advisor. Professor Frazer has also been...
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Victoria’s chief health officer Professor Brett Sutton is moving to CSIRO as the new director of health and biosecurity. Professor Sutton will begin at the national science agency in...
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Defence’s chief data integration officer of 18 months Dr Maria Milosavljevic will leave the department to take up the role of chief information security officer at ANZ on August...
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Productivity Commission chair Michael Brennan will not seek reappointment when his five-year term ends in September, with a merit-based recruitment process underway to find a replacement. Mr Brennan was...
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Queensland’s Digital Economy minister Leeanne Enoch lost oversight of the portfolio in Thursday’s Cabinet reshuffle, with the state government’s digital duties now the responsibility of Mark Bailey. Mr Bailey,...
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The new chief economist of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is Dr Lilla Csorgo, who comes to the role with almost 30 years’ experience in competition economics. Dr...
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Former Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman has joined fintech and digital assets manager Trovio after serving as Australia’s High Commissioner to Singapore for the last two and a half years....
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Tesla and Tech Council of Australia chair Robyn Denholm has joined the board of local tech company SafetyCulture, after serving as an advisor since late 2021. Ms Denholm joins...
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CSIRO’s inaugural chief digital officer is Rebecca Ostergaard, who moves from her role as digital services project director at the Western Australia Office of Digital Government. During her time...
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Former Victorian Innovation and Digital Economy minister Jaala Pulford is the new chair of MedTech and pharmaceutical growth centre MTPConnect. Ms Pulford left her ministerial role at the Victorian...
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Curtin University has announced energy and resources commercialisation veteran Dr Ross Waring as the director of its Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub. Dr Waring has 25 years...
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The Australian National University’s vice-chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt has announced he will step down at the end of December, after eight years in the role. The announcement comes just...
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Australia’s new digital health agency chief digital officer is Peter O’Halloran, who vacates the role of ACT Health chief information officer after nearly six and a half years. Mr O’Halloran...
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Outgoing CSIRO chief executive Dr Larry Marshall has been appointed the chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. Dr Marshall has been the longest serving CSIRO chief...