The Employment Services Reform Advisory Group brings together technical expertise and practical experience from across the employment services landscape.
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The Advisory Group works closely with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to inform the design of a future employment services system is practical, achievable and focused on better outcomes for people who use it.
Its role is to provide advice to government on the detailed redesign of the employment services system, so the future system is more responsive to individual needs, easier to use and better able to help people move into secure, sustainable work.
The Advisory Group will meet regularly in 2026 to provide feedback on detailed reform design, offer strategic insights and directly share their points of view.
Advisory Group membership
| Simon Duggan (Chair) | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Robert Fitzgerald AM | Age Discrimination Commissioner |
| Debra Cerasa | Amplify Alliance |
| Dr Jodie Trembath | Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| John Stainsby | Australian Council of Social Service |
| Tiarne Crowther | Australian Services Union |
| Dr Travers McLeod | Brotherhood of St Laurence |
| Dr Jenny Crosbie | Centre for Inclusive Employment |
| Tori McGregor | Community and Public Sector Union |
| Kate Allingham | Economic Justice Australia |
| Helen McCabe | Future Women (FW) |
| Megan Lilly | Jobs and Skills Australia |
| Tristram Gray | Kmart Group |
| Kathryn Mandla | National Employment Services Association |
| Kylie Penehoe | National Indigenous Employment and Training Alliance |
| Jessica Graham-Franklin | Paul Ramsay Foundation |
| Huy Truong | Thrive Refugee Enterprise |
| Prof Jeff Borland AO | University of Melbourne |
Membership listed alphabetically by organisation