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Appointments December 23, 2022

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Our weekly appointments wrap includes Kim Beazley, Nick Castleden, Gail McGowan, Simon Thwaites, Belinda Murray, Jamie Cann, Ben Morton, Jay Weatherill, Richard Walley and Sandeep Biswas.

Langoulant named to top UK job

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John Langoulant will be jetting off to London after being named agent general at the state's investment and trade office.

New department heads named

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Senior public servants Stephen Wood, David Smith and Darren Foster are among the main winners from the state government's plan to create 11 larger departments.

State govt departments cut, top paid jobs to go

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The state government has cut the number of its departments from 41 to 25, with a fifth of jobs in the Senior Executive Service – Western Australia's highest-paid bureaucrats – to go.

New unit to boost WA agriculture overseas

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Rob Delane has been appointed as a director to establish and lead a special agriculture unit within the Department of State Development.

East Java WA’s gateway to Asia

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Economic developments in Indonesia, and more broadly across Asean member countries, represent a tremendous opportunity for WA.

Argyle losing at the margins

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A dispute over the future of the failed Ellendale mine might not be the worst event in the downturn hurting the state's once-brilliant diamond industry, because the much bigger Argyle mine is also facing a fresh threat to its future.

$80m fuel depot plan under fire

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South Metropolitan Region MLC Phil Edman has called for an overhaul of the Department of State Development over the allocation of a prime beachfront plot of industrial land to global giant Puma Energy, which is planning to build an $80 million bulk fuel storage depot.

Govt releases Anketell port plan

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The Western Australian government has released a master plan for the Anketell port project, which is a critical piece of infrastructure in Aquila Resources' proposed $7 billion West Pilbara iron ore project.

Padbury shares plunge on reinstatement

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Shares in junior explorer Padbury Mining have plunged as the company resumed trade and revealed details of its short-lived $US6.47 billion ($6.89 billion) equity funding deal to construct a port and rail network at Oakajee.

Dept of Planning names new DG

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The state government has appointed veteran public servant Gail McGowan as the new director-general of the Department of Planning after an extensive search.

Electricity review launched

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Energy Minister Mike Nahan's launch today of the first review of the state electricity market since Western Power was disaggregated in 2006 has drawn a mixed response.

Dust flies over Hedland projects

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The granting of planning approval for a $400 million apartment project in Port Hedland has focused attention on environmental issues facing the Pilbara town.

Gardiner, Carlberg launch Torridon

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EXPERIENCED resources investment bankers Neville Gardiner and Jeremy Carlberg are preparing to launch a new corporate advisory outfit in Perth called Torridon Partners, adding further diversity to