Michael Lye
Michael Lye
Current roles
- Secretary of the Department of Social Services, Department of Social Services — Executive
Roles over time
| Period | Agency | Position | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Department of Social Services | Secretary | $476,437 | $547,755 |
| 2024-25 | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Deputy Secretary | $192,991 | $236,016 |
| 2023-24 | Department of Health and Aged Care | Deputy Secretary | $423,706 | $538,761 |
| 2022-23 | Department of Health and Aged Care | Deputy Secretary | $420,072 | $529,354 |
| 2020-21 | Department of Health | Deputy Secretary | $406,794 | $495,655 |
| 2019-20 | Department of Social Services | Deputy Secretary | $146,709 | $196,599 |
| 2019-20 | Department of Health | Deputy Secretary | $239,315 | $289,832 |
| 2018-19 | Department of Social Services | Deputy Secretary | $296,141 | $426,908 |
⚠️ 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
- Phone: 1300 653 227
Direct details from directory.gov.au role 33847, as at 2026-08-31.
Coverage of their agencies
- 2026-02-26 — DSS has form when it comes to underperforming systems
- 2026-01-29 — DSS stuffs up $5 billion in payments to pensioners
- 2025-12-02 — Michael Lye: Department of Social Services secretary
- 2025-12-02 — Ray Griggs: Department of Social Services former secretary
- 2025-10-16 — MoGus interuptus: DSS capability review more questions than answers
- 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
Built from 22 recorded appearance(s) across 3 source(s). Every figure traces to a directory role id or an annual report row.
