Mr. Martin Bowles, the Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, has recently been appointed as the new head of the Australian Department of Health, which would mean that Mr. Bowles would be vacating his current position in the politically controversial government agency.
Mr. Bowles used to be a senior public servant in New South Wales. He assumed his reins at the Immigration department back in 2012. Mr. Abbott, the prime minister of Australia said he is going to officially take up his new position on the 13th of October, 2014.
Meanwhile, Mr. Chris Moraitis, who is the deputy secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs besides being an experienced diplomat and the former high commissioner to Papua New Guinea, has also just been revealed to be promoted as the head of the Attorney-General’s Department.
Mr. Abbott has just announced the new appointments this afternoon, in a statement that also says the replacement of Mr. Bowles at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection is going to be announced in the near future.
The Australian government still has not yet announced who is going to replace Mr. Martin Parkinson, the Treasury secretary, who is going to be relieved from his position following the G20 leaders’ summit to be held in Brisbane this November. Mr. Abbott has shown his strong feelings about ”stamping” his authority on the Treasury, and the recent biography of Mr. Hockey written by journalist Madonna King has revealed that the Treasurer of Australia was not consulted about the matter before the sacking of Mr. Parkinson.
”I congratulate Mr. Bowles & Mr. Moraitis & look forward to working with them in their new roles,” Mr Abbott said.
Mr. Bowles joined the Department of Immigration back in 2011 after he served in the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency as the deputy secretary. He also served in the Department of Defence, also as a deputy secretary back in 2006.
Mr. Moraitis on the other hand, joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade back in 1989, and became its deputy secretary in April of 2013.
“I will announce arrangements for the position of the Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in the near future,” the Prime Minister said.
Source: TheAustralian.com.au by Jared Owens
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