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Pip Spence testifying before the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport in 2018. (still from parliamentary feed)
Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin with his O-1 Birddog at Temora. (Department of Defence / CPL Kylie Gibson)
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Minister appoints New Leadership Team at CASA 26 April 2021
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack announced a new leadership team for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority on Saturday.
Experienced government administrator Pip Spence will take on the role of CASA CEO and Director of Aviation Safety (DAS), whilst Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin AC (Retd) will join the board as Chair from August.
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The government paid almost $30million for a 12-hectare plot for the Western Sydney Airport in 2018.
The inflated figure came to light through a scathing auditor-general s report which found the land was worth only $3million and the federal infrastructure department fell short of ethical standards.
Taxpayers won t know in a hurry what changes are needed in the wake of revelations the federal government spent 10 times the market value on a land deal for a new airport
The land is not needed until 2050 when the airport s second runway is to be built.
Australian Federal Police are investigating the deal over possible fraud.