Tag: jobs

Gig Guide: CSIRO appoints champion in America

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CSIRO has appointed Dharmini Robertson as the new science counsellor for the United States and Canada. She will be based at the Australian embassy in Washington DC during her...

Infrastructure Aust boss to lead Engineers Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Former Infrastructure Australia chief executive Romilly Madew has joined professional association Engineers Australia as its new CEO. Ms Madew replaces Dr Bronwyn Evans who retired this month. She takes...

Gig Guide: SmartSat CRC cofounder steps aside

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Co-founder of the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre Adjunct Professor Michael Davis has stepped down from his role as director. Mr Davis is a space lawyer who helped establish the...

Gig Guide: Ewen Crouch is AnteoTech’s new chairman

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Brisbane headquartered biotech and energy technology company AnteoTech’s new non-executive chairman is Ewen Crouch when incumbent Dr Jack Hamilton retires this week. Mr Crouch is also chairman of Corporate...

Gig Guide: Macquarie head of engineering goes global

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The inaugural global head of engineering at Macquarie Group is Matthew Ellis, whose responsibilities have been expanded from being head of engineering in Australia to cover the world. This...

WA government commits $25.5m to bolster cybersecurity

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has committed $25.5 million to expand its cyber security services by hiring more staff, with the funding used to transform the Cyber Security Unit at...

Gig Guide: Board revamp for RegTech Association

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The new chair of the RegTech Association (RTA) is Commonwealth Bank’s general manager performance and risk transformation Jasper Poos. The deputy chair role has been filled by Leica Ison,...

Startups are our job creation engine

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The push for more effective policies that support the needs of startups must centre on the job creation potential of these high-growth tech companies, StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley...

Husic on tech as economic security

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Expect much moaning and whinging from Federal Labor over the Coalition’s innovation efforts, but little in the way of actual policy until after the Opposition has a big, long...