The Australian Digital Health Agency has confirmed Danielle Pentony as its permanent chief information security officer after a year-long acting arrangement. Ms Pentony began acting as CISO in May...
Education department secretary Tony Cook will chair a new committee set up to support the implementation of reforms recommended from the Universities Accord. Announced alongside the federal Budget on...
Australia’s new Information Commissioner will be Elizabeth Tydd when incumbent Angelene Falk departs in mid-August. Ms Tydd is currently serving as the Freedom of Information (FOI) Commissioner, having only...
The former head of Defence Space Command, Air Vice-Marshall Cath Roberts, has joined the advisory board of Defence SA and the board of the Andy Thomas Space Foundation. Originally...
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Elaine Stead has joined CSIRO-seeded Main Sequence Ventures’ investment team, concluding her time leading Human Venture Capital. Ms Stead has 20 years’ experience working across...
The new chief executive of Defence SA, the state government’s defence industry agency, is long-time director of defence and space at the University of South Australia, Matt Opie. The...
Former Science and Technology Australia president Mark Hutchinson is the new interim director of the University of Adelaide Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS). Mr Hutchinson, who left the...
New South Wales’ new Information Commissioner and chief executive of the Information and Privacy Commission is Rachel McCallum, who moves over from her role at the NSW Electoral Commission....
The new Victorian Information Commissioner is lawyer Sean Morrison, who brings senior experience from across the state public sector. Mr Morrison moves from his role as Special Investigator for...
The Australian National University’s new deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation) is Professor Lachlan Blackhall, who is the current head of its battery storage and grid integration program. Professor Blackhall...