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| Malcolm Turnbull appoints chief of staff Greg Moriarty as new Defence secretary | Malcolm Turnbull appoints chief of staff Greg Moriarty as new Defence secretary |
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| PM’s new chief of staff will be Peter Woolcott, previously the high commissioner to New Zealand | |
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| Fri 28 Jul 2017 10.15 BST | |
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| Malcolm Turnbull has appointed former ambassador Peter Woolcott as his chief of staff, to replace Greg Moriarty who will become the secretary of the Defence department. | Malcolm Turnbull has appointed former ambassador Peter Woolcott as his chief of staff, to replace Greg Moriarty who will become the secretary of the Defence department. |
| Woolcott, who starts on 4 September, has served as high commissioner to New Zealand, ambassador for the environment, Australia’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, ambassador for disarmament and people smuggling, and ambassador to Italy. | Woolcott, who starts on 4 September, has served as high commissioner to New Zealand, ambassador for the environment, Australia’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, ambassador for disarmament and people smuggling, and ambassador to Italy. |
| Moriarty first worked for Defence from 1986-95, primarily in the Defence Intelligence Organisation, but also served in the headquarters of the United States Central Command in the Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. | Moriarty first worked for Defence from 1986-95, primarily in the Defence Intelligence Organisation, but also served in the headquarters of the United States Central Command in the Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. |
| He has been ambassador to Iran and Indonesia and was the first person to take the role of Australia’s counter-terrorism coordinator in June 2015. | He has been ambassador to Iran and Indonesia and was the first person to take the role of Australia’s counter-terrorism coordinator in June 2015. |
| He joined the prime minister’s office as an international and national security adviser in August 2016 and later became chief of staff. | He joined the prime minister’s office as an international and national security adviser in August 2016 and later became chief of staff. |
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