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The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, announced the appointment of Ms Marie Boland as the new Chief Executive Officer of Safe Work Australia. Ms Boland’s five-year term will begin on 1 November 2023.
For more, see the Minister’s media release.
