Organisation chart

Learn how our department is structured.

Download our organisation chart (effective 3 June 2025) or scroll information below.

Note: 'a/g' means the person is acting in the role.

Ministers

  • Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia
  • Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science
  • Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm
    Assistant Minister for Resources
  • The Hon Dr Andrew Charlton MP
    Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy

Secretary

Chief of Staff

  • Nino Miletovic (a/g)
    Chief of Staff

Resources and Strategy Group

Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Analysis and Insights

  • Michelle Dowdell
    Chief Economist
  • Bede Jones
    Data and Evaluation
  • Kate Penney
    Economic and Industry Analysis
  • Crystal Ossolinski
    Energy Transition and Industry Insights
  • Peter Harris (a/g)
    Resource Economics

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 Lindsey
    Social License and Operational Support

International Strategy and National Security

  • Donna Looney
    Head of Division
  • Alison Drury
    National and Economic Security
  • Richard Samuels
    Strategy, East and Southeast Asia
  • Matthew Deady (a/g)
    Trade, Americas, Europe and India

Minerals and Resources

  • Peter Chesworth
    Head of Division
  • Katherine Pohl (a/g)
    Critical Minerals Office
  • Victoria Pullen
    Critical Minerals Security
  • Kirsten Embery (a/g)
    Mining
  • Damien Dunn
    Resources Strategy
  • David Bennett (a/g)
    Resources Tax Incentives

Oil and Gas

  • David Lawrence (a/g)
    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
  • Norelle Laucher
    Offshore Strategy
  • Jane Edquist (a/g)
    Timor Sea

Strategic Policy

  • Hayley Arbaut-Zaalen (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Merrick Peisley
    Budget and Portfolio Policy
  • Tegan Johnson
    Ministerial and Executive Enabling
  • Lee Sarandopoulos (a/g)
    Whole of Government Policy and Priorities

  • Camille de Burgh
    Principal Advisor - Strategy

Portfolio entities

Geoscience Australia

  • Melissa Harris PSM
    Chief Executive Officer

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)

Industry and Commercialisation

Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Anti-Dumping Commission

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

AusIndustry

  • David Luchetti
    Head of Division
  • Sarah Howard
    Business Outreach and Engagement
  • David Chuter
    Executive Director, Industry Growth
  • Tanya Blight
    Industry Growth Program Delivery
  • Rebecca Lannen
    Industry Growth Program Policy

Australian Building Codes Board

  • Judith Blake (a/g)
    Chief Executive Officer

Commercialisation

  • Carl Chang
    Head of Division
  • Derek Stiller
    Commercialisation Policy and Programs
  • Mary Jeffries
    Office of Industry Innovation and Science Australia
  • Matthew Crawshaw
    Research and Development Tax Incentive

Industry and Manufacturing Division

  • Tara Oliver
    Head of Division
  • Louise Talbot
    Industrial Net Zero Transformation
  • Leah Wojcik
    Industry Policy
  • David Crawford (a/g)
    Principal Advisor – Internal Transition Analysis and Assessment
  • Ana Markulev
    Sectoral Manufacturing
  • Jacqui Walters
    National Rail Manufacturing Advocate

Sovereign Capability and Supply Chains

  • Jocelyn Cooper (a/g)
    Head of Division
  • Jenene Askari (a/g)
    Batteries
  • John Krbaleski
    Industry Participation and Major Projects Facilitation
  • Jasminder Higgins
    NRF Policy and FMA Liaison
  • Tim Wong
    Office of Supply Chain Resilience

  • Deb Anton
    Principal Advisor – Industry

Portfolio entities

Industry Innovation and Science Australia

NRF Corporation

  • David Gall
    Chief Executive Officer

IP Australia

Whyalla Steelworks Taskforce

Head of Taskforce

  • Lauren Hann (a/g)
    General Manager
  • Dianna Gaetjens
    General Manager Administration

Science and Technology Group

Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Australian Space Agency

  • Enrico Palermo
    Agency Head
  • Arvind Ramana (a/g)
    National Space Capability, Technology and Programs
  • Chris De Luis
    Office of the Space Regulator
  • Chris Hewett
    Space Policy

National Measurement Institute

  • Chief Executive Office and Chief Metrologist
  • Tim Stobaus
    Analytical Services
  • Dr Helen Salouros
    Chemical and Biological Metrology
  • Bill Loizides
    Legal Metrology
  • Dr Jan Herrmann
    Physical Metrology
  • Lisa Hind
    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
  • Paula Perrett
    Office of the Chief Scientist and Research Policy
  • Michele Graham
    Quantum
  • Natalie Weddell
    Science Governance and Astronomy
  • Ben Scandrett (a/g)
    Science Policy
  • James Flick
    Technology Investment

Strategic Examination of Research and Development

  • Dom English
    Head of Secretariat

Technology and Digital

  • Anthony Murfett
    Head of Division
  • Niki Strachan (a/g)
    AI Governance
  • Dan Quinn
    AI Policy
  • Jessica Foote
    Technology Strategy and Engagement

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

  • Sam Chard
    Head of Division
  • Noel Taloni
    External and Assurance
  • Bruce Murphy (a/g)
    External and Design
  • Kimberley Shrives
    Internal and Design
  • Linda Lee
    Internal and Systems

Chief Counsel and Integrity

  • Janean Richards
    Head of Division
  • Rachel Besley
    Corporate and Information Law
  • Gemma Denton
    Integrity
  • Jessica Casben
    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
  • Simone Boulding
    Digital Services for Business
  • Patrick Roberts
    Digital Strategy and Cyber Security
  • Stewart McGill
    ICT Operations

Chief Operating Officer

  • Casey Millward
    Head of Division
  • Louise Wallensky
    Communications
  • Tanja Watson
    People
  • Vanessa Thorpe (a/g)
    Property and Place

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