Nino Miletovic has been appointed Chief of Staff in the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Kylie Wright has been appointed Head of Division — Workforce, Industry and Supply Chain in the Australian Submarine Agency. Photos: LinkedIn.
A breakdown of the latest appointments and moves in the Australian Public Service, the public services of the states and territories, and the wider public sector.
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Band 1
Deepti Paton has been promoted to National Manager, Strategy & Government in the Australian Financial Security Authority.
Nino Miletovic has been appointed Chief of Staff in the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR).
An unnamed Senior Executive Officer has been appointed as a National Manager at the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).
Victoria Coleman has been promoted to the role of General Manager, Physical Metrology in the DISR.
Paul Toole has been appointed General Counsel/Assistant Secretary, Public Law in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
Band 2
Kylie Wright has been appointed Head of Division — Workforce, Industry and Supply Chain in the Australian Submarine Agency.
Derek Stiller is the new Head of Division, Business Grants Hub in the DISR.
Australia’s new Ambassador to Washington, Greg Moriarty (centre), has presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump (left). Alan Clements has been appointed the new CEO of CEA Technologies. Photos: DFAT & CEA Technologies.
Other federal appointments
Australia’s new Ambassador to the United States, Greg Moriarty, has officially presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC. Mr Moriarty was named as the next Ambassador to the US in late January, and has taken over from former prime minister Kevin Rudd.
Former senior air force officer and defence industry leader Alan Clements AO is the new CEO of Canberra-based radar manufacturer CEA Technologies. He took up the role on 1 June.
The Federal Government has appointed Dr Carla Boehl and Dr Devinder Grewal to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Board for three-year terms, while Daryl Quinlivan has been elevated from a board member to deputy chair for the remainder of his term. Dr Boehl is a lecturer and associate at the WA School of Mines at Curtin University, the Senior Manager of Utilities Facilities Engineering and Net Zero at Pfizer, and has previously worked as Manager of Asset Strategy and Planning at Fremantle Ports. Dr Grewal is a professor at the Australian Maritime College and the World Maritime University, and an experienced consultant to the international transport logistics and supply chain industry.
Education Minister Jason Clare and Minister for Skills and Training Andrew Giles have announced the appointment of Professor Barney Glover as the Chief Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). Professor Glover is the current Jobs and Skills Australia Commissioner and a former vice-chancellor at Western Sydney University and Charles Darwin University, deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Newcastle, and chair of Universities Australia.
Andrea Kelly has announced she will stand down from her role as Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner at the end of her period of secondment at the end of June.
Dr Carla Boehl has been appointed to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Board. Professor Barney Glover has been named as the new Chief Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission. Photos: LinkedIn.
States and territories
South Australian Member for Davenport Erin Thompson has been appointed the new Premier’s Advocate for Suicide Prevention, taking over from Member for Elder Nadia Clancy. As the Advocate, Ms Thompson will work closely with the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, government agencies, mental health organisations, and people with lived experience of suicide.
Western Australian Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson has announced that Kendall Galbraith, Anita Lindemann and Mikayla Love have been named as the new members of the Board of the South West Development Commission, while chair Danny Griffin has been reappointed.
David Dorsett-Lynn, Kate Baker and Tim Patridge have been appointed to Western Australia’s Aqwest — Bunbury Water board. Their terms took effect on 31 May.
Martin Aldridge has been appointed Commissioner to lead Western Australia’s Shire of Carnarvon following the resignation of the former shire president and five councillors, and until a new council is elected in December.
Barrister and solicitor Nicole Croft has been appointed a magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia, effective 1 July.
The NSW Government has appointed Tom Malone and former member for Barton Linda Burney to the Destination NSW Board for three-year terms, which began on 1 June. Anna Guillan has been reappointed for a further three years.
The NSW Government has appointed Tabitha Acret, Michelle Anderson, Emilija Beljic and Terina Stibbard as community representatives to the Serious Offenders Review Council. Their appointments began on 27 May.
NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper has announced that the CEO of Multicultural NSW and member of the Multicultural NSW Advisory Board Joseph La Posta has resigned to take up a senior position in the NSW public service.
