Tania Rishniw
Tania Rishniw
Current roles
- Deputy Secretary, Employment and Workforce, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations — Employment and Workforce (acting)
- Deputy Secretary, Employment and Workforce, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations — Executive (acting)
Roles over time
| Period | Agency | Position | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | Deputy Secretary | $426,479 | $527,799 |
| 2023-24 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | Deputy Secretary | $301,990 | $373,631 |
| 2023-24 | Department of Health and Aged Care | Deputy Secretary | $77,523 | $100,977 |
| 2022-23 | Department of Health and Aged Care | Deputy Secretary | $356,705 | $477,871 |
| 2020-21 | Department of Health | Deputy Secretary | $299,544 | $393,186 |
| 2019-20 | Department of Health | Deputy Secretary | $180,211 | $231,325 |
⚠️ 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: tania.rishniw@dewr.gov.au
- Phone: 1300 488 064
Direct details from directory.gov.au role 43138, as at 2026-08-31.
Coverage of their agencies
- 2026-06-08 — Employment services providers submit AI plans to DEWR
- 2026-06-02 — DEWR details ‘forward leaning’ AI policy
- 2026-02-11 — DEWR dodges questions on secretary’s dismissal
- 2026-02-05 — New secretary Duggan accepts the DEWR challenge
- 2025-12-17 — How the DEWR vs Deloitte AI battle unfolded
- 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 16 recorded appearance(s) across 3 source(s). Every figure traces to a directory role id or an annual report row.
