Tag: Appointments

Gig Guide: Inaugural Digital Victoria CEO departs

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Digital Victoria’s inaugural chief executive Michael McNamara has left the government digital unit to become Australia Post’s new executive general manager of digital technology and data. Mr McNamara leaves...

Gig Guide: LaTrobe and Monash VCs appointed

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La Trobe University has named Professor Theo Farrell as its seventh vice-chancellor and president, while Monash University Professor Susan Elliot has been appointed to the same roles on an...

Gig Guide: CSIRO gains Vic health chief

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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...

Gig Guide: Defence data chief off to ANZ

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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...

Gig Guide: Productivity Commission chair to stand down

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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...

Gig Guide: Qld gets a new digital minister

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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,...

Gig Guide: ACCC finds new Chief Economist in Canada

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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...