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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Dfat head Kathryn Campbell set to be replaced as Albanese reshapes public service

Dfat secretary Kathryn Campbell
Dfat secretary Kathryn Campbell is tipped to be replaced by Australia’s ambassador to Japan, Jan Adams. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is expected to be replaced by Australia’s ambassador to Japan, as Anthony Albanese moves to reshape the upper ranks of the public service.

Kathryn Campbell, who presided over the “robodebt” fiasco, was widely tipped to be moved on after the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said the department needed to boost its capability at a time of great “challenge” in world affairs.

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