Simon Newnham
Simon Newnham
Current roles
- Deputy Secretary: Business Enabling Services, Department of Finance — Executive
- Deputy Secretary, Department of Finance — Business Enabling Services
- Member, University Foreign Interference Taskforce
Roles over time
| Period | Agency | Position | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Department of Finance | SESB3 | $148,257 | $175,626 |
| 2024-25 | Attorney-General's Department | Deputy Secretary - Integrity and International Group | $301,400 | $358,603 |
| 2023-24 | Attorney-General's Department | Deputy Secretary ‐ Integrity and International Group | $414,825 | $504,442 |
| 2022-23 | Attorney-General's Department | Deputy Secretary | $387,980 | $504,652 |
| 2021-22 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Acting Deputy Secretary | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Attorney-General's Department | Deputy Secretary | $387,980 | $504,652 |
⚠️ 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
- Email: simon.newnham@finance.gov.au
- Phone: 02 6215 1568
Direct details from directory.gov.au role 31372, as at 2026-08-31.
Coverage of their agencies
- 2026-07-27 — PwC ethical soundness review was local only, Finance says
- 2026-07-21 — Finance to KPMG: Why shouldn’t we kick you off panels?
- 2026-07-12 — KPMG forced to reveal Finance investigation to US accounting board
- 2026-06-24 — Four areas Finance must consider in assessing KPMG
- 2026-06-15 — KPMG banned from new government work as Finance investigates
- 2026-07-09 — Katherine Jones to continue at helm of AGD
- 2026-02-02 — AGD backs DPS on privilege as Senate probes data handling, legal panel choices
- 2023-03-27 — AGD’s review of secrecy provisions offers hope to whistleblowers
- 2023-01-29 — Change in the air for AGD and Katherine Jones
- 2023-01-17 — AGD seeks feedback on potential federal judicial commission
- 2026-08-25 — DFAT can account for sending the letter. Who decided that was enough?
- 2026-07-15 — DFAT flubs embassy upgrade audit
- 2026-07-09 — Movers & Shakers: ARENA’s appointees and DFAT’s despatches
- 2026-03-19 — DFAT plan to secure Australia’s diplomatic network ‘partly effective’
- 2025-12-02 — Jan Adams: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary
Built from 12 recorded appearance(s) across 3 source(s). Every figure traces to a directory role id or an annual report row.
