I intend to recommend to the Governor-General that she make the following Secretary appointments to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Department of the Treasury.

Dr Steven Kennedy PSM – Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Dr Kennedy has over 30 years of experience in the Australian Public Service, including serving as Secretary of the Department of the Treasury from September 2019 and Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development from September 2017 to August 2019.

Dr Kennedy has held other senior positions in the APS, including at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of the Environment; and Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

Dr Kennedy was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2016 for his outstanding contributions to climate change policy.

Ms Jenny Wilkinson PSM – Secretary of the Department of the Treasury

Ms Wilkinson has served as Secretary of the Department of Finance since August 2022 and was previously Deputy Secretary, Fiscal Group, at the Department of the Treasury.

Ms Wilkinson was the Parliamentary Budget Officer from 2017 to 2020, and held senior positions at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; the Department of Industry; the Department of Climate Change; and the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Ms Wilkinson was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2021 for her outstanding public service in the development of fiscal policy.

The appointments of Dr Kennedy and Ms Wilkinson will commence on 16 June 2025 for a five year period.

I wish to acknowledge again the service of Professor Glyn Davis AC as he steps down as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and I thank him for his contribution to the Government and the Australian Public Service.