20 May 2025

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

| By Andrew McLaughlin
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Lesa Craswell & David Holtkamp

Lesa Craswell has been appointed as Executive Director of Audit Services in the ANAO. David Holtkamp has been appointed as Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Partnerships and Analysis at the ATO. Photos: LinkedIn.

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

APS Senior Executive Service

Band 1

Matthew Tolley has been appointed as branch manager for the National Indigenous Australians Agency.

William Vuong has been named as a senior executive lawyer in the Australian Government Solicitor.

David Holtkamp has been appointed as Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Partnerships and Analysis at the Australian Taxation Office.

Nicola Campion has been appointed as an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Band 2

Lesa Craswell has been appointed as Executive Director of Audit Services in the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).

Other Federal Appointments

Sussan Ley and Ted O'Brien

Sussan Ley and Ted O’Brien are the new Liberal Party Leaders. Photo Sussan Ley Facebook.

In the wake of the Coalition’s 3 May election defeat, Sussan Ley has been appointed as the new leader of the Federal Liberal Party replacing Peter Dutton who lost his seat of Dickson in the election. Ted O’Brien has been elected as deputy leader.

Senator Larissa Waters has been elected as the new leader of the Australian Greens, replacing former leader Adam Bandt who lost his seat of Melbourne in the 3 May federal election. Senator Mehreen Faruqi has retained the deputy leadership, while Senator Sarah Hanson-Young stays as the Greens manager of business.

New Greens Leader Senator Larissa Waters. Photo: Larissa Waters Instagram.

Original Article published by Andrew McLaughlin on PS News.

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