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Explainer Gallery Biography Mr Hayhurst is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Deputy Secretary of the Geostrategic Group and Australia’s Senior Quad Official. He was previously First Assistant Secretary International in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Mr Hayhurst has served overseas as Deputy […]
Gallery Biography Patricia Smith is Assistant Secretary of India Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra. The branch, which she has led since January 2024, is responsible for deepening bilateral relations with India and leading the process to deliver a new Roadmap for Australia’s Economic Engagement with India. Prior to […]
Biography Admiral Steve Koehler is a Bachelor of Science in Physics graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC). He holds a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and is a graduate of the Joint Staff College […]
Biography Dr Benjamin Herscovitch is a Research Fellow in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at the Australian National University (ANU). His primary areas of research are Australia–China relations and China’s statecraft. He is the author of Beijing to Canberra and Back, a fortnightly newsletter chronicling Australia–China relations. Prior to joining the ANU, he […]
Gallery Biography Dr Angela Macdonald has been the Australian Ambassador to Thailand since 2022. Before arriving in Thailand, she served as First Assistant Secretary of Middle East and Africa Division. She has served overseas as Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy […]
Gallery Biography László Varró has extensive experience in energy economics, policy and strategy. He studied economics at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, and the University of Cambridge, UK. He has worked as a regulator in Hungary’s electricity and gas markets and as Strategy Director for MOL Group, an independent oil and gas company. In 2011 […]
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