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Adamson departure clears way for shakeup By Chris Johnson Thursday May 20, 2021 (Image: Adobe/Rafael Ben-Ari) Frances Adamson’s imminent departure from the helm of DFAT clears the path for a major shakeup in the senior ranks of the APS. Adamson will end her five-year term as secretary of the foreign affairs department on June 25 to take up the post of South Australian governor later this year. Speculation is now rife within political and public sector circles as to how the knock-on effect of her leaving will shape up. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a timely opportunity to seriously re...

DFAT chief’s departure sparks public service reshuffle Save Share A looming reshuffle among the upper echelons of the public service is unlikely to see the ambitious head of the Home Affairs Department, Michael Pezzullo, move to the Defence Department following the departure of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Frances Adamson. In one of Canberra’s worst kept secrets, Ms Adamson was named on Wednesday as South Australia’s next governor. She will finish up as the nation’s top diplomat on June 25. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Frances ...

Canberra bigwigs vie for plum post We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Foreign Affairs department secretary Frances Adamson’s departure as the country’s top diplomatic mandarin became official on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced that Adamson, our former ambassador to China, would wrap up at DFAT’s Barton offices on June 25 and return to her hometown of Adelaide to become the Governor of South Australia. Frances Adamson with Mike Pezzullo, Greg Moriarty, Michelle Chan. Credit:John Shakespeare Already, ...

Already, there’s a lengthy shopping list of senior mandarins in contention to replace Frances Adamson in DFAT’s most senior post