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Ministers

Secretary

Chief of Staff

  • Kate Smith (a/g)
    Chief of Staff

Resources and Strategy Group

Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Analysis, Insights and Strategy

  • Kate Penney (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Merrick Peisley
    Budget, Planning and Reporting
  • Oscar Lane (a/g)
    Business, Innovation and Economic Insights
  • Leo Carroll (a/g)
    Data and Evaluation
  • Crystal Ossolinski
    Resources, Energy and Industry Insights
  • Hayley Arbaut-Zaalen
    Strategic Policy

Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARWA)

  • Sam Usher
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Mark Weaver
    Policy, Governance and Strategy
  • Matthew Morrissey
    Program Delivery
  • Amanda Fortanier
    Safety and Technical
  • Jodie Lindsay
    Social License and Operational Support

International Strategy and National Security

  • Alison Drury (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Paula Perrett
    International Strategy and Engagement
  • Matthew Deady (a/g)
    National and Economic Security and Trade

Minerals and Resources

  • Marie Illman
    Head of Division
  • Samantha Robertson
    Critical Minerals Office
  • Geoff Mason
    Critical Minerals Security
  • Linda Lee
    Mining and Remediation

Oil and Gas

  • Sam Chard
    Head of Division
  • Catherine Kesteven (a/g)
    Gas
  • Graeme Waters
    National Offshore Petroleum Titles Adminstrator
  • Shane McWhinney
    Northern Endeavour
  • William Tan
    Offshore Decommissioning Directorate
  • Cliff Weeks
    Offshore Resources
  • Lisa Wechmann (a/g)
    Offshore Strategy

Strategic Reserve Taskforce

  • Donna Looney
    Head of Taskforce
  • Damien Dunn
    General Manager
  • Katherine Pohl (a/g)
    General Manager

  • Deb Anton
    Principal Advisor

Portfolio entities

Geoscience Australia

  • Melissa Harris PSM
    Chief Executive Officer

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)

Industry and Commercialisation

Carl Chang (a/g)
Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Anti-Dumping Commission

  • Commissioner
  • Isolde Lueckenhausen
    Investigations
  • Aggie Marek
    Strategy and Operations

Commercialisation

  • Matthew Crawshaw (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Michael Parkinson (a/g)
    Commercialisation Policy and Programs
  • David Chuter
    Executive Director, Industry Growth
  • Mary Jeffries
    Industry Growth Program and CRC Policy
  • Chris Allen (a/g)
    Office of Industry Innovation and Science Australia
  • Heather Nielsen (a/g)
    Research and Development Tax Incentive

Heavy Industry Transition

  • Tara Oliver
    Head of Division
  • Kirsten Embery (a/g)
    Green Metals
  • Alex Cassie (a/g)
    Industrial Transition
  • Leah Wojcik
    Net Zero and Clean Energy Manufacturing
  • Ana Markulev
    Trade Remedies and Global Industry

Industrial Capability and Supply Chains

  • Jocelyn Cooper (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Tanya Blight
    Advanced Manufacturing and Priority Sectors
  • Emma Cully
    Industry Priorities and Projects
  • Jasminder Higgins
    NRF and Industry Policy
  • Tim Wong
    Office of Supply Chain Resilience

Industrial Transition Response Team

  • Louise Talbot (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Bede Jones
    General Manager
  • Tanja Racic (a/g)
    General Manager
  • Mark Beaumont (a/g)
    General Manager

Whole of Industry

  • Bridget Gannon
    Head of Division
  • Sarah Howard
    AusIndustry and Business Services
  • Rebecca Lannen
    Future Made in Australia Implementation
  • John Krbaleski
    Procurement Strategy
  • Jacqui Walters
    National Rail Manufacturing Advocate

Portfolio entities

Industry Innovation and Science Australia

NRF Corporation

  • David Gall
    Chief Executive Officer

IP Australia

Net Zero Economy Authority

  • David Shankey
    Chief Executive Officer

Whyalla Steelworks Taskforce

Head of Taskforce

  • Lucas Rutherford
    General Manager
  • Dianna Gaetjens
    General Manager Administration

Science and Technology Group

Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Australian Space Agency

  • Enrico Palermo
    Agency Head
  • Catherine Grace (a/g)
    Space Capability
  • Chris De Luis
    Office of the Space Regulator
  • Chris Hewett
    Space Policy

National Measurement Institute

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Tim Stobaus
    Analytical Services
  • Dr Helen Salouros
    Chemical and Biological Metrology
  • Bill Loizides
    Legal Metrology
  • Dr Jan Herrmann
    Physical Metrology
  • Clare Wright (a/g)
    Strategy and Operations

National AI Centre

  • Lee Hickin
    National AI Centre

Questacon

  • Jo White
    Executive Director
  • Steve Stirling
    Operations
  • Dr Bobby Cerini
    Science and Learning

Science

  • Anthony McGregor
    Head of Division
  • Jo Fielding (a/g)
    International Science and Investment
  • Natalie Smith
    Office of the Chief Scientist
  • Natalie Weddell
    Science Governance and Astronomy
  • Bridgette Byrne (a/g)
    Science Policy and Engagement

Strategic Examination of Research and Development

  • Dom English
    Head of Secretariat

Technology and Digital Policy

  • Jessica Foote (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Dr Chelle Adamson (a/g)
    AI Governance
  • Stephanie Mittiga (a/g)
    AI Policy
  • Michele Graham
    Critical Technologies
  • Simon Winter
    Technology Strategy and Engagement

  • Camille de Burgh
    Principal Advisor

Portfolio entities

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Chief Scientist

Enabling and Business Services Group

Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Business Grants Hub

  • Derek Stiller (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Noel Taloni
    Assurance and Grant Programs
  • Kathie Dent (a/g)
    Grant Programs
  • Kimberley Shrives
    Insights and Grant Programs
  • Judith Blake
    Onboarding and Grant Programs

Chief Counsel and Integrity

  • Janean Richards
    Head of Division
  • Rachel Besley
    Corporate and Information Law
  • Gemma Denton
    Integrity
  • Rachael Rea (a/g)
    Public Law and Dispute Resolution

Chief Finance Officer

  • Leanne Yannopoulos
    Head of Division
  • Jo Stone
    External Budgets and Costings
  • Kirsty Bunfield
    Financial and Shared Services
  • Jane Childs
    Financial Management

Chief Information Officer

  • Rebecca Lee
    Head of Division
  • Kirsty Bailey (a/g)
    Digital Services for Business
  • Simone Boulding
    Digital Services Modernisation Taskforce
  • Patrick Roberts
    Digital Strategy and Cyber Security
  • Kevin Grange (a/g)
    ICT Operations

Chief Operating Officer

  • Casey Millward
    Head of Division
  • Louise Wallensky
    Communications
  • Tegan Johnson
    Ministerial and Executive Enabling
  • Sam Darnton-Turner (a/g)
    People
  • Vanessa Thorpe (a/g)
    Property and Place

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