17 June 2025

The Capital Water Cooler: Comings and goings in the public service

| Andrew McLaughlin
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Jenny Wilkinson has been named as the new Secretary of the Treasury. Dr Steven Kennedy is the new Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Photos: LinkedIn & File.

A breakdown of the latest appointments in the Australian Public Service.

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Band 1

John Southwell has been appointed as Austrade’s new head of the government and policy division.

Elise Aquilina has been appointed as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Finance’s investments branch.

Band 2

Grant Rebikoff has been appointed as the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s new chief information officer.

Other Federal Appointments

Treasury Secretary Dr Steven Kennedy has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to replace Glyn Davis, who recently announced his retirement.

Finance Secretary Jenny Wilkinson has been named as the new Secretary of the Treasury to replace Dr Kennedy.

Original Article published by Andrew McLaughlin on PS News.

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