B. Public Hearings

Thursday, 25 June 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
IDT Australia Limited
Dr David Sparling, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
Ms Alison Verhoeven, Chief Executive
Detmold Medical Group
Mr Alfonzo Ianniello, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Les Lewis, Project Leader and General Manager
Thursday, 2 July 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Cognoscenti Group
Dr Alan Dupont AO, CEO
University of Canberra
Dr Sascha Dov Bachmann, Professor in Law
Edith Cowan University
Dr Andrew Dowse AO, Director of Defence Research and Research Leader
Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER) Australia Ltd
Mr John Blackburn AO, Board Chair
Thursday, 9 July 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre
Dr Jens Goennemann, Managing Director
Ethical Clothing Australia
Ms Angela Bell, National Manager
Mr Gary Campbell, Homeworker Code Committee member
Ms Jenny Kruschel, Homeworker Code Committee member
Thursday, 16 July 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Export Council of Australia
Ms Tamara Oyarce, National Trade Policy and Research Manager
Export Council of Australia
Mr Arnold Jorge, Executive Director, Eca Edge
Export Council of Australia
Ms Dianne Tipping, Chair
Perth USAsia Centre
Dr Jeffrey Wilson, Research Director
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Aspen Medical
Bruce Armstrong, Group Chief Executive Officer
Aspen Medical
Andrew Parnell, Director Government and Strategic Relationships
Public Health Association of Australia
Terry Slevin, CEO
Deborah Gleeson, Co-Convenor, Political Economy of Health Special Interest Group
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers (APSA)
Mr Paul Zalai, Director and Co-Founder
Mr David Scott, Member Representative - Sea Freight
Ports Australia
Ms Margaret Barbouttis, Policy and Operations Director
The Honourable Mike Gallacher, Chief Executive Officer
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House, Canberra
CSIRO
Ms Judith Zielke, Chief Operating Officer
Dr Simon Barry, Deputy Director, CSIRO Data61
Thursday, 6 August 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Home Affairs
Mr Samuel Grunhard, First Assistant Secretary, Critical Infrastructure Security Division
Mr David Wilden, First Assistant Secretary, International Policy Division
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Mr John Edge, Chief Operating Officer
Mr Steven McIntosh, Senior Manager, Government and International Affairs
Thursday, 13 August 2020
Teleconference
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Health
Ms Caroline Edwards, Associate Secretary
Mr Travis Haslam, Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Protection and Response Division
Ms Emma Wood, Assistant Secretary, Portfolio Strategies Division
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
Committee Room 1R1
Parliament House, Canberra, Department of Finance
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House, Canberra,
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Mr Wayne Calder, General Manager, Business Environment
Mr Russ Campbell, Acting Deputy Secretary
Mr Shane Gaddes, Acting Head, Energy Security and Efficiency
Mrs Donna Looney, General Manager, Advanced Technology
Mr David Purcell, Manager, Resource Economics, Office of the Chief Economist
Mr Dwayne Purdy, Acting General Manager, Response and Coordination, Energy Security and Efficiency Division
Ms Jessica Robinson, General Manager, Critical Minerals Facilitation Office, Resources Division
Mr Paul Trotman, Head, Resources
Mrs Jane Urquhart, Joint Lead, COVID Response Taskforce
Mr David Williamson, Deputy Secretary
Mr Bruce Wilson, Head, Industry Growth
Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms Frances Adamson, Secretary
Ms Mary Balzary, First Assistant Secretary, Soft Power Communications and Scholarships Division
Mr James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Trade Negotiations,
Mr Craig Chittick, First Assistant Secretary, US and Indo-Pacific Strategy
Mr Tom Connor, First Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Division
Mr Paul Foley, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism
Dr Jennifer Gordon, First Assistant Secretary, Office of the Chief Economist
Ms Amanda Gorely, First Assistant Secretary, International Security Division
Ms Julie-Ann Guivarra, Ambassador for Gender Equality
Ms Danielle Heinecke, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Operations and Development Division
Mr Jamie Isbister, Ambassador for the Environment
Ms Elly Lawson, First Assistant Secretary, North Asia Division
Mr Justin Lee, First Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Policy Division
Ms Kate Logan, Assistant Secretary, Chief of Protocol, Protocol Branch
Mr Ben Milton, Assistant Secretary, Corporate Law Branch
Mr Simon Newnham, Chief Legal Officer
Ms Elizabeth Peak, First Assistant Secretary, Human Development and Governance Division
Ms Cathy Raper, First Assistant Secretary, COVID-19 Coordination Unit
Mr Daniel Sloper, Chief People Officer
Mr Gerald Thomson, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Bilateral Division
Mr Murali Venugopal, Chief Finance Officer
Mrs Elizabeth Ward, First Assistant Secretary, Trade, Investment and Business Engagement Division
Dr Fiona Webster, First Assistant Secretary, Consular and Crisis Management Division
Dr Stephanie Williams, Ambassador for Regional Health Security
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Defence
Mr Tony Dalton, Deputy Secretary National Naval Shipbuilding
Mr Tony Fraser AO, CSC, Deputy Secretary
Mr Martin Halloran, Office of DEPSEC CASG
Vice Adm. David Johnston, Vice Chief of the Defence Force
Mr Peter Sawczak, First Assistant Secretary Defence Industry Policy
Mr Peter Tesch, Deputy Secretary Strategic Policy and Intelligence
Lowy Institute
Mr Herve Lemahieu, Director, Power and Diplomacy Program
Mr Jonathan Pryke, Director, Pacific Islands Program
Mr Roland Rajah, Lead Economist
Critical Minerals Consortium, Monash University
Dr Gavin Mudd, Co-founder
Dr David Whittle, Co-founder
Dr Mohan Yellishetty, Co-founder
Defence Teaming Centre
Ms Audra McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer
Maritime Industry Australia Limited
Vice Admiral Timothy Barrett (Retired), Non-Executive Director (Board Member)
Ms Sarah Cerche, Director, Workplace Relations—Domestic and International
Ms Teresa Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer
Maritime Union of Australia & International Transport Federation
Mr Padraig Crumlin, National Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia; and President, International Transport Workers Federation
Mr Dean Summers, ITF National Coordinator, International Transport Workers Federation
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Craig Chittick, First Assistant Secretary, US and Indo-Pacific Strategy Division
Mr Tom Connor, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Division
Mr Robin Davies, Head of Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security
Mrs Beth Delany, First Assistant Secretary, Contracting and Aid Management Division
Mr James Gilling, First Assistant Secretary, Humanitarian, NGO and Partnerships Division
Dr Jenny Gordon, Chief Economist
Ms Julie-Ann Guivarra, Ambassador for Gender Equality
Ms Danielle Heinecke, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Operations and Development
Mr Jamie Isbister, Ambassador for the Environment, and First Assistant Secretary, Economic Growth and Sustainability Division
Ms Kathy Klugman, Deputy Secretary, Global Cooperation, Development and Partnerships Group
Ms Elly Lawson, First Assistant Secretary North Asia Division
Dr Justin Lee, First Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Policy Division
Dr Angela Macdonald, First Assistant Secretary, Middle East and Africa Division
Ms Julia Niblett. Acting First Assistant Secretary, South and West Asia Division
Ms Elizabeth Peak, First Assistant Secretary, Human Development and Governance Division
Ms Cathy Raper, First Assistant Secretary, COVID-19 Coordination Unit
Mr Gerald Thomson, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Bilateral Division
Mr Murali Venugopal, Chief Finance Officer
Dr Stephanie Williams, Ambassador for Regional Health Security
Griffith Asia Institute
Professor Caitlin Byrne, Director
Oxfam Australia
Ms Emma Bull, Head of Political Engagement
Mr Josh Hallwright, Humanitarian Lead
Ms Lyn Morgan, Chief Executive
Development Policy Centre, Australian National University
CURTAIN, Dr Richard Curtain, Research Fellow
EDWARDS, Dr Ryan Edwards, Deputy Director and Senior Policy Fellow
Save the Children
Mr Gerry Dyer, Regional Director, Pacific
Mr Luke Ebbs, Country Director, Vanuatu
Mr Simon Henderson, Head of Policy
Dr Amrita Mahli, Senior Adviser, Geoeconomics
Mr Joe Rafalowicz, Policy Adviser
Mr Mat Tinkler, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Australian Council for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM)
Professor Andrew Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Mr Scott McGill, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine
Dr Nicholas Medland, President Elect, and Chair, Blood Borne Virus, Sexual Health and COVID-19 Regional Advisory Group, Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine

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