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New chairman Chris Barrett needs to demonstrate that his appointment is designed to protect a great Australian economic institution from such attacks, not to surrender to them.
Chris Barrett will begin his tenure with concerns about his objectivity after the Opposition and business questioned his past as a senior adviser to former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan.
A looming overhaul of the agency will include the appointment of a new head, after Jim Chalmers announced Michael Brennan will step down from the $599,000 role.
The new Labor government’s redesign of ministries marks a decisive shift back to a more centralised flatter structure, but there are still risks to navigate.