The former Victorian Police Commissioner ,Christine Nixon , will not be an entrant because of her deep involvment in the tragic bushfires aftermath. Mind you, a commissioner with experience about firefighting in other states would be a decided advantage here in the Territory.
On the subject of comings and goings, there appears to be another looming departure from the Chief Minister’s Department with the advertisement for a director of Asian relations and trade section . The director’s remuneration package is $183,862. Present director is Brendan Doran, a former senior career officer in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade who has had widespread experience in Bangkok, Madrid, Nepal ,Tehran and Micronesia which included time with the Peace Monitoring Group on Bougainville .
In March this year the Charles Darwin University and the NT Government approved plans for what is called the Australian and Global Connections plan so that both parties can enhance trade , business and investment links , particularly with China, the ASEAN region and Timor- Leste . The governance structure envisaged Brian O’Gallagher, executive director of the Chief Minister's Department major projects division, as the NT Government team leader and Brendan Doran the director .
