‘First time in history’: RBA’s first gender-balanced board By Sarah Buckley 30 December 2020
Two more women have been appointed to the RBA’s board, making it “gender-balanced for the first time in history”, according to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
The Morrison government has appointed Coca-Cola Amatil group managing director Alison Watkins and Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) director Carolyn Hewson as members of the Reserve Bank Board, each for a five-year period.
Ms Hewson and Ms Watkins replace Allan Moss, previous director of Macquarie Group, and Catherine Tanna, managing director of EnergyAustralia.
Ms Watkins’ experience comprises senior roles in agriculture and banking sectors. As well as being the group managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil, she is also a Business Cou
A happier new year, borne of renewed perspective
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We all know 2020 will go down as a terrible year: a global pandemic, a government-induced recession to fight the virus, enormous debt and deficits, business uncertainty, cancelled holidays, closed borders, families kept apart, lives lost and so on. No wonder we are glum, agitated and apoplectic this festive season.
I don’t doubt for one moment these concerns are wholly understandable and we are right to focus on them. However, things could be worse.
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The first big test for the new Education Minister, Alan Tudge, will come as universities implement the Job-ready Graduates (JRG) Package in the new year and are hit head on with soaring enrolments in the face of COVID-19.
Alan Tudge has the right background for managing the international student crisis.
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Education expert Andrew Norton said the JRG legislation is meant to encourage students to apply for courses where there is jobs demand, and to more accurately reflect the cost of teaching.
But there are anomalies in the fees and subsidies schedule that will distort demand.
Alison Watkins and Carolyn Hewson to join RBA board
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The Reserve Bank board has edged closer to gender parity after the federal government appointed former Business Council of Australia director and Coca-Cola boss Alison Watkins and CSL director Carolyn Hewson as members.
Ms Hewson and Ms Watkins will be on the board for five-year terms, replacing Catherine Tanna and Allan Moss. The current board also includes chairman Philip Lowe, deputy chairman Guy Debelle, Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy and directors Mark Barnaba, Wendy Craik, Ian Harper and Carol Schwartz.