Appendix 2Public Hearings
Friday 31 March 2023
Main Committee Room
Parliament House
Canberra
Emeritus Professor Jon Altman and Dr Francis Markham
Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia
Ms Anne Stünzner, Chief Executive Officer
Local Government Association of Queensland
Ms Alison Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Kathleen Jones, Manager—Workforce and Industrial Relations
Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Mrs Tracy Clark, Executive Director—Workforce Skills & Migration
Mr Rodney McComiskie, Executive Director—Strategic Policy & Reform
Western Australian Government, Department of Training and Workforce Development
Ms Jodie Wallace, Executive Director—Policy Planning and Innovation
Mrs Kathleen Hoare, Director—State Workforce Planning
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Mr Carl Binning, Group Manager
Ms Fleur Hill, Acting Group Manager
Mr Richard Aspinall, Regional Manager
Mr Gerrit Wanganeen, Regional Manager
Mr Michael Blanchard, Branch Manager—Employment Branch
Mr Avinash Clarke, Branch Manager
Ms Kate Elliott, Branch Manager—Community Development Program
Ms Rachel Kerrigan, Branch Manager—Land Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Ms Joanna Stanion, First Assistant Secretary—Agricultural Policy Division
Ms Monica Collins, Acting First Assistant Secretary—Biosecurity Plant and Science Services Division
Mr Craig Rosner-Moore, Assistant Secretary—Agricultural Labour Taskforce, Agricultural Policy Division
Dr Jared Greenville, Executive Director/First Assistant Secretary—ABARES
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Ms Anthea Long, Division Head for Minerals and Resources Division
Ms Jodie McAlister, General Manager—Policy and Stakeholder Group, IP Australia
Austrade
Ms Carolyn Conner, Head of Investment Strategy, Insights & Performance
Ms Samantha Palmer, General Manager—Visitor Economy and Client Programs Division
Austrade
Mr Sam Guthrie, General Manager—Government & Policy Division
Mr David Lawson, Assistant General Manager—Trade (Agribusiness, Food & Consumer)
Ms Philippa King, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Ms Miranda Lauman, First Assistant Secretary—Workforce Australia for Business Division
Ms Nicole McNaughton, State Manager—Northern Australia
Mr Bruce Needham, State Manager—Western Australia
Ms Stacey Lange, Acting State Manager, Queensland State Office
Mr Terry Strong, Director, Workforce Strategies, Regional and Future of Work Policy
Ms Jodie Wearne, Assistant Secretary, Workforce Strategies Branch
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Mr David Mackay, Deputy Secretary
Mr Matthew Roper, First Assistant Secretary—Partnerships and Projects Division
Ms Linda Lee, Assistant Secretary—Office of Northern Australia Branch
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
Mr Craig Doyle, Chief Executive Officer
Department of the Treasury
Mr Robert Raether, First Assistant Secretary—Housing Division
Ms Vera Holenstein, Assistant Secretary—Housing Branch
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Desert Knowledge Australia
475 Stuart Highway
Alice Springs
AMPControl
Mr Wayne Diemar, Product Manager
Mr Jason Padgett, Principal Engineer
Ms Jackie Rout, Private capacity
Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association
Mr Will Evans, Chief Executive Officer
Central Desert Regional Council
Mr Leslie Manda, Chief Executive Officer
MacDonnell Regional Council
Mr Jeff MacLeod, Chief Executive Officer
Central Land Council
Dr Josie Douglas, Executive Manager, Policy and Governance
Chamber of Commerce Northern Territory
Ms Nicole Walsh, Chief Operating Officer
Tourism Central Australia
Mr Danial Rochford, Chief Executive Officer
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Mimi Aboriginal Art & Craft
6 Pearce St
Katherine
Jawoyn Association
Mr Alister Andrews, Director
Mr Ossie Daylight, Board Director
Ms Alison Jacks, Administration Manager
Ms Sylvia (Manbulloo) Maroney, Executive Board Member
Ms Amy Murphy, Group HR Manager
Katherine Town Council
Mrs Ingrid Stonhill, Chief Executive Officer
Individuals
Mr Nathan Rosas
Ms May Rosas
Roper Gulf Regional Council
Mr Mare Gardner, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Cindy Haddow, General Manager
Ms Michaela Naare, CDP Regional Manager
Kalano Community Association
Mr Alan Mole, Chief Executive Officer
Katherine Outback Experience
Ms Annabel Mclarity, Owner
Dragonfly Catering and Events
Ms Tegan Peirce, Owner and Operator
Thursday 29 June 2023
Doubletree by Hilton Darwin Esplanade
116 The Esplanade
Darwin
Centrefarm/Aboriginal Land Economic Development Agency (ALEDA)
Mr Vincent Lange, Chief Executive Officer
NT Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr Stephen Goodall, Chief Policy Officer
Mr Terry Lawler, Project Officer
Unions NT
Mr David Hayes, President
Mr Jengis Osman, Senior Vice President
Mr Harvie Stiller, Community Campaigner
Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network
Mr Jerome Cubillo, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Deb Anstess-Vallejo, General Manager
Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT
Ms Theresa Roe, Secretariat Coordinator
Local Government Association of the NT
Mr Sean Holden, Chief Executive Officer
Charles Darwin University
Mr Michael Hamilton, Pro Vice-chancellor
Dr Andrew Taylor, Associate Professor
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
Ms Stephanie Barber, Manager, Student and Residential Services
Mr David Cusack, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Michael Keating, Manager, VET Operations
Ms Evelyn Scharber, Senior Lecturer
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Mr Thomas Amagula, Deputy Chair
Mr Mark Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer
West Arnhem Regional Council
Mr Paul Hockings, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Matthew Ryan, Mayor
Mr Peter Ryan, Acting Director of Organisational Growth
Monday 14 August 2023
Western Cape Centre
1 Central Ave
Weipa
Weipa Town Authority
Mr Stretch Noonan, Deputy Chair
Mr Dave Donald, Elected Member
Rio Tinto
Ms Shona Markham, General Manager, Weipa Operations
Evolution Mining and Civil Pty Ltd
Ms Sandra Kemp, Managing Director
Western Cape Communities Trust
Mr Stefan Le Roux, Executive Officer
Ms Kristy Gilvear, Managing Director, Gilvear Planning
Western Cape Communities Coordinating Committee
Ms Florence Charger, Chairperson
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Oaks Broome Hotel
99 Robinson Street
Broome
Shire of Broome
Mr Keith Williams, Director, Development Services
Dr Roger Higgins, Private capacity
Mr Chris Towsey, Private capacity
Kimberley Land Council
Ms Sarah Parriman, Deputy CEO
NACCHO
Dr Sarah Hayton, Executive Director Policy & Programs
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Limited
Ms Julia McIntyre, Executive Manager Workforce
RDA Kimberley
Ms Susan Bradley OAM, Committee Member
Mr Garry Waldron, Committee Member
Mrs Kim Brown, A/Director
Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation
Mr Joseph Grande, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Martin Sibosado, Board Member
Thursday 24 August 2023
KGT Skills Centre
5 Kentia Way
Kununurra
Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
Councillor Tony Chafer, Deputy Shire President
East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ms Kerry Robertson, Secretary
Ms Clare Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Kimberley Development Commission
Mr Charles Berger, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Jim Lewis, Director, Local Economies and Aboriginal Development
Individuals
Ms Jenny Anderson
Mr Barry King
Mr David Ross
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Pullman Cairns International
Bluewater 1 Room
17 Abbott Street
Cairns
Cairns Institute, James Cook University (via teleconference)
Professor Allan Dale
Central Queensland University
Ms Jodie Duignan-George, Associate Vice-President
James Cook University
Professor Marie Dinan-Thompson, Deputy Vice Chancellor Education
Cairns Regional Council
Mr Nick Masasso, Director of Economic Development and Advocacy
Cairns Convention Centre
Ms Janet Hamilton, General Manager
Cape York Land Council
Mr Richard Ah Mat, Chairman
Rock Ridge Farming
Ms Ashleagh Bergmann, Seasonal Workforce Coordinator
FNQ Growers
Mr Joe Moro, President
Manbulloo Limited
Ms Marie Piccone, Managing Director
Skybury Farms (via teleconference)
Mrs Candy McLaughlin, General Manager
Mackays Group
Mr Alex Hutton, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Tayla Mackay, General Manager - Corporate
Australian Hotels Association
Mr Stephen Ferguson AHA, National CEO
Mr Scott Wilson, Member - Queensland State Advisory Committee, Accommodation Australia
Ms Jenny Lambert, Director of Policy, Accommodation Australia
Cairns Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Patricia Ann O'Neill, Chief Executive Officer
Mareeba Chamber of Commerce
Ms Jillian Trout, Committee and Board Member
Atherton Tablelands Chamber of Commerce
Ms Louise Livingstone, President
Catholic Education
Mr Bill Dixon, Executive Director
Trinity Anglican School
Mr Paul Sjogren, Principal
Cairns Hinterland and Health Service (via teleconference)
Dr Donald Mackie, Executive Director Medical Services
Thursday 18 April 2024
Pullman Cairns International
Bluewater 1 Room
17 Abbott Street
Cairns
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University
Dr Richard Bradbury, Associate Professor of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Dr Darren Gray
Dr Wendy Page, Founding Member
Queensland Health, Cairns Hospital
Dr Ben Reeves, Paediatric Cardiologist
Regional Development Australia – Tropical North Queensland
Professor Hurriyet Babacan, Chair
Ms Sonja Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
Tourism Tropical North Queensland
Mr Mark Olsen, Chief Executive Officer
Advance Cairns
Ms Jacinta Reddan, Chief Executive Officer
Torres Strait Regional Authority (via teleconference)
Ms Vonda Malone, Chief Executive Officer
Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council (GBK) Torres Strait Islander Corporation
Mr Lui Ned David, Chair
Rainbow Gateway Limited (via teleconference)
Mr Colin Saltmere, Managing Director
Friday 28 June 2024
Senate Committee Room 2S3
Australian Parliament House
Canberra
Cattle Australia
Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer
Agforce Queensland
Mr Shane McCarthy, Northern President (via videoconference)
NT Farmers Association
Mr Simon Smith, President (via videoconference)
Mr Greg Troughton, Chief Executive Officer (via videoconference)
Western Australia Local Government Association
Cr Karen Chappel, President
Ms Nicole Matthews, Executive Manager, Policy
Regional Development Australia Townsville and Northwest Queensland
Mr Wayde Chiesa, Chief Executive Officer (via videoconference)
First Nations Workers Alliance
Ms Lara Watson, Indigenous Officer (via videoconference)
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (Office of Northern Australia)
Mr David Mackay, Deputy Secretary, Regions, Cities and Territories Group
Ms Lisa Rauter, First Assistant Secretary, Partnerships and Projects Division
Ms Casey Greentree, Assistant Secretary, Office of Northern Australia (via videoconference)
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Mr Ben Burdon, Group Manager, Economic Empowerment Group
Ms Jessica Guthrie, Branch Manager, Remote Employment Taskforce
Mr Ben O'Sullivan, Branch Manager, Community Development Program
Mr Tom Dyer, Group Manager, Central Group (via videoconference)