John Frewen
John Frewen
Current roles
- not listed in directory.gov.au. The directory lists who is currently in post, so an official who has left appears here only through their disclosures below.
Roles over time
| Period | Agency | Position | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Department of Defence | Chief of Joint Capabilities | $6,689 | $9,897 |
| 2023-24 | Department of Defence | Chief of Joint Capabilities | $446,514 | $635,064 |
| 2022-23 | Department of Defence | Chief of Joint Capabilities | $431,528 | $612,335 |
| 2020-21 | Department of Defence | $387,994 | — | |
| 2020-21 | Department of Defence | Commander Defence COVID-19 Task Force | $387,994 | $546,661 |
| 2020-21 | Department of Health | Coordinator General Operation COVID Shield | $28,706 | $39,683 |
| 2019-20 | Department of Defence | Commander Defence COVID-19 Task Force | $136,355 | $189,474 |
| 2019-20 | Australian Signals Directorate | Principal Deputy Director-General | $281,784 | $468,460 |
| 2018-19 | Australian Signals Directorate | — | — | |
| 2018-19 | Australian Signals Directorate | Principal Deputy Director-General | $394,233 | $555,266 |
⚠️ marks a row whose components do not sum to its own stated total by more than $1,000 — a keying error in the source. Not used for any ranking.
Contact
No direct contact details are published for this person. For Department of Defence:
- General enquiries (General enquiries): 1800 333 362 (not a media desk)
Agency contacts from directory.gov.au.
Coverage of their agencies
- 2026-08-25 — Defence oversight and wellbeing outcomes focus for new advisory group
- 2026-08-24 — Defence issues official call-up for new Cyber Reserve Force
- 2026-08-09 — Monday Briefing: Australia’s National Defence Strategy
- 2026-08-06 — It’s not rocket science, until it is. Defence research gong goes to local missile man
- 2026-08-03 — Defence rejects cover-up claims on Taipan chopper crash
- 2026-04-27 — A political history of Australian health policy, part 2: Health in hard times, 1934-1943
- 2026-03-09 — ANAO finds Health flying blind on $990m suicide-prevention investment
- 2026-02-08 — Monday Briefing: The National Health Reform Agreement
- 2026-01-23 — US officially withdraws from World Health Organization
- 2025-12-02 — Blair Comley: Department of Health, Ageing, and Disability secretary
- 2026-02-24 — ASD launches malware analysis freeware
- 2026-02-12 — Low reporting rates prompt ASD to embed in-agency networks
- 2025-10-07 — ASD doubles cyber hygiene sniff-tests on sloppy private entities
- 2025-01-09 — Marles names ASD cybersecurity boss
- 2024-11-20 — Rachel Noble leaves ASD with a dent in incident numbers. That’s a good thing
Built from 19 recorded appearance(s) across 2 source(s). Every figure traces to a directory role id or an annual report row.
