Meet our people
I joined the Department’s Environment and Resources Policy team in September 2000, after working in line agencies across the Queensland Government. I was pregnant at the time with my first child and went on maternity leave a few months later, but was thrilled to have landed a job at the hub of government.
Read Christine's story
I was working as Senior Standards Officer with the Department of Defence in Oakey, (Queensland) combining flying and administrative duties, when one of my colleagues pointed out a great job opportunity to me. The position was for a Chief Pilot in the Government Air Wing (GAW) of the Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
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At the moment I work part time under a flexible work arrangement in the Intergovernmental Relations team here in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. While I come into the office one or two days a week, depending on current work and life demands I am able to work remotely, using tools such as a Blackberry and teleconferencing.
Read Cherie's story
When I came to Premier’s in 2006, I’d never met such a bunch of hard-working people. It had been my ambition to land a job with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet while working at Education Queensland. I was almost straight out of uni, but was looking for a good opening and was really determined to make a go of it.
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I am originally from a small city near Xian in western China (the home of the famous terracotta warriors), but I am now an Australian citizen, a Queenslander. I arrived in Australia in 2001 to take up my graduate diploma in accounting at Macquarie University, and applied for residency under the skilled migrant category.
Read Charlie's story
As a scientist working in academia (the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland), I was looking for a chance to work on the ‘other side of science’. More specifically, I was keen to work in science policy and to examine the role of science in the community.
Read Nicole's story
Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009
Last updated: 22 July, 2009
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