Christoper Clarkson takes up a chair of rock art at Griffith U. It is funded by Rock Art Australia. Clarkson moves from Uni Queensland.
The Coalition’s shadow ministry is announced. Julian Leeser keeps education, Jacinta Price gets skills and training and Aaron Violi has science, technology and innovation.
Kate Cornick is incoming chief executive of technology business lobby, the Tech Council. Katherine McConnell joins the board, replacing Robyn Denholm.
Monash U renames Building 94 on the Clayton campus for its former Chancellor (and some-time Australian Chief Scientist) Alan Finkel.
Angela Leitch becomes DVC Indigenous and head of Logan Campus Griffith U. She was previously QUT’s DVC I.
Bruce Preston (UNSW) joins one of the Reserve Bank’s two boards. Starting this month, he is on the one that sets interest-rates.
Southern Cross U has two new DCVs. Julie Jomeen is DVC Academic and Tim Smith DVC Research. Jomeen is an internal appointment and Smith moves from Uni Waikato.