Bruce Frederick Billson is a former politician who was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Dunkley in Victoria from 1996 to 2016. Billson served as the Minister for Small Business from September 2013 to September 2015.
Warren Errol Truss,is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development in the Abbott Government and the Turnbull Government. Truss served as the federal leader of the National Party of Australia between 2007 and 11 February 2016 when he announced his decision to retire and not contest the 2016 federal election. He was the member of the House of Representatives for Wide Bay from the 1990 election until his retirement in May 2016. Following the merger of the Queensland branches of the Nationals and Liberals,Truss was re-elected in 2010 for the Liberal National Party.
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is a federal research branch of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture,Water and the Environment,located in Canberra,Australia. ABARES was established on 21 August 1945 as the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE),and is also involved in commercial consultancy. It was merged with the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) in 2010. The main role of ABARES is to provide "professionally independent data,research,analysis and advice that informs public and private decisions affecting Australian agriculture,fisheries and forestry”. ABARES maintains the AgSurf database which includes farm survey data on farm performance,production benchmarks,farm management,socioeconomic indicators relating to the grains,beef,sheep and dairy industries in Australia. ABARES has received funding from business and industry groups. ABARES' website notes that "Over half of ABARES' external revenue is derived from commercial consulting work."
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources was a government department that existed between 2015 and 2019,which was responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs that contribute to strengthening Australia's primary industries,delivering better returns for primary producers at the farm gate,protecting Australia from animal and plant pests and diseases,and improving the health of Australia's rivers and freshwater ecosystems.
The Australian Department of Broadband,Communications and the Digital Economy is a former department of the Government of Australia that was charged with the responsibility to help develop a vibrant,sustainable and internationally competitive broadband,broadcasting and communications sector and,through this,promote the digital economy for the benefit of all Australians.
Simon John Birmingham is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 2007. A member of the Liberal Party,he served in the Morrison Government as Minister for Finance from 2020 to 2022 and as Minister for Trade,Tourism and Investment from 2018 to 2020. He previously served as Minister for Education and Training in the Turnbull government from 2015 to 2018,and as a parliamentary secretary and assistant minister in the Abbott government.
The Department of Resources,Energy and Tourism was an Australian Government department. It was formed in December 2007 and dissolved on 18 September 2013. The majority of its functions were assumed by the Department of Industry;with the exception of tourism functions that were assumed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Paul William Fletcher is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Communications,Urban Infrastructure,Cities and the Arts from 2020 to 2022. Fletcher is a member of the Liberal Party of Australia,and has served as member of parliament (MP) for the division of Bradfield since 2009.
Ian James Watt is a retired Australian public servant,best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from September 2011 to November 2014.
Andrew Edgar Francis Metcalfe,is a senior Australian public servant and policymaker currently appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture,Fisheries and Forestry. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He was a Partner at Ernst and Young,Canberra in its Government and Public Sector team from 2014-19.
Michael John Taylor is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. He is currently an Independent Director of the Bushfire CRC.
Patricia Scott is a senior Australian public servant and policymaker. In her time as Secretary of the Department of Broadband,Communications and the Digital Economy she was responsible for rolling out the first stages of the Australian Government's $40-plus billion National Broadband Network.
Dr Conall O'Connell is a senior Australian public servant and policymaker. He is currently an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Commissioner.
Paul Francis Grimes is a senior Australian public servant. Between September 2013 and March 2015,he was Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture.
Andrew Leigh Clarke is a former senior Australian public servant who served as Secretary of several departments and as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,before his retirement in April 2017. Since his retirement from the public service he has been appointed to the board of nbn™and is to become chairman of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture was a federal government department charged with the responsibility to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural,fisheries,food and forestry industries remain competitive,profitable and sustainable.
Heather Joy Smith is an Australian public servant. She took up the position of Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts in January 2016.
Peter Noel Harris is a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Broadband,Communications and the Digital Economy from 2009 to 2012. He was Chairman of the Australian Productivity Commission between 2012 and 2018.
The Australian Department of Agriculture was an Australian Government department in existence between May 2019 and February 2020,which was responsible for developing and implementing policies and programmes that contribute to strengthening Australia's primary industries,delivering better returns for primary producers at the farm gate,protecting Australia from animal and plant pests and diseases,and improving the health of Australia's rivers and freshwater ecosystems.
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