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M&M a Mandarin Vet & a deckchair reshuffle at MT HQ?

Was drawn to the following Mandarin article as the pic featured M&M's pumpkin head...

Special Report


APS leadership turnover set for another jolt — for better or for worse
by Verona Burgess
The high turnover of APS secretaries is expected to continue next year, but a ministerial reshuffle could cut short even more top mandarins' careers, writes Verona Burgess.

Reference quote:

...Further afield, Infrastructure secretary Mike Mrdak’s second term, which finished on July 1, has been extended by just six months, after eight years in the job. Mrdak, now the longest serving secretary of the 18, is an exceptional talent.

No other department secretary’s term is up this year but the turnover has been incredibly high in the last decade  — 31 have resigned, retired or been fired...

Hmm...I wonder does his time in the top DoIT job correspond to 8 years of GA industry decline??

So is M&M earmarked for Mandarin promotion or is he going to be taking the platinum handshake?

Also from that article I note the following..

...Usually the next appointment to Defence is immediate. But the associate secretary, Brendan Sargeant, remains acting in the job while all roads in Canberra point to a Cabinet reshuffle by Christmas — which could directly affect some secretarial positions.

IOS wish list: Could that reshuffle please include 6D being shuffled off the Aviation chessboard and a junior minister, preferably in the form of Sen Fawcett, put in place to oversee the shambolic farce that is aviation safety (mal-)administration in this country -  


 MTF...P2

Ps While on M&M, here is the answer to QON CORP #1: 1-5 Corporate Services
PDF 85KB 07/07/2017

Senator Roberts, Malcolm asked:

Senator ROBERTS: … Mr Mrdak, what is your remuneration per year? Australians would like to know that.

Mr Mrdak: Yes, my remuneration is set by the Remuneration Tribunal. It is $620,000 per annum.

Senator ROBERTS: That is all-inclusive—all entitlements?

Mr Mrdak: I can get you the details of it—I think that is my pay remuneration. On top of that, there would be

superannuation.

Senator ROBERTS: If you could get me the total then, please.

Mr Mrdak: Certainly. It is published by the Remuneration Tribunal. It is publicly available, Senator. I am at a

certain band in the secretary's level, but my remuneration is of that order.

Answer:

Please refer to http://remtribunal.gov.au/offices/secretaries.