CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 5 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
I am pleased to announce the Governor-General has appointed Mr Simon Duggan as the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).
Mr Duggan has an extensive career in the Australian Public Service most recently as the Deputy Secretary of the Energy Group at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
Prior to joining DCCEEW, Mr Duggan was a Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet where he led the Economy and Industry Group and served as Australia's G20 and G7 plus Sherpa.
Mr Duggan also spent 18 years at the Department of the Treasury, leading on policy reforms...