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Gig Guide: Former CSIRO deputy chief scientist joins AWS

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The CSIRO’s former deputy chief scientist Dr Jill Freyne is now Amazon Web Services’ healthcare industry manager, her first private sector role since joining the national science agency 15...

Gig Guide: Workforce Australia exec departs after tech bungle

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Employment department first assistant secretary Melissa Ryan has vacated her role leading Workforce Australia for Individuals after a series of technology issues in recent months. A department spokesperson confirmed...

Gig Guide: Stela Solar now Accenture’s AI lead

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The National AI Centre’s founding general manager Stela Solar has joined the Australian arm of multinational consulting and services giant Accenture as its managing partner for data and AI, less...

Gig Guide: Defence industry champion departs

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The Australian Industry and Defence Network’s chief executive Brent Clark has stepped down from the role after almost half a decade of lobbying for smaller suppliers. Mr Clark took...

Gig Guide: Jas Chambers named STA president-elect

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Science and Technology Australia’s next president will be ocean governance expert Jasmine Chambers, who will take over from Sharath Sriram in November 2025. Ms Chambers has been on the...

Gig guide: Stela Solar steps down from National AI Centre

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The inaugural director of the National AI Centre Stela Solar will depart the organisation next week, six months after the government announced that the centre would shift from the...

Gig Guide: Qld gets a Customer Service minister

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Queensland’s new Premier David Crisafulli has appointed a new Minister for Customer Services and Open Data after scrapping the former government’s Digital Services portfolio. Steve Minnikin was sworn in as...

Gig Guide: CSIRO CIO Brendan Dalton calls time

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The CSIRO’s chief information officer of nearly nine and a half years, Brendan Dalton, will retire at the end of this year. Mr Dalton, who was also chief information...