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Top bureaucrat makes Canberra encore to help solve education turmoil

Tom Burton

The federal government is attracting lost talent back to Canberra, appointing former Melbourne Council CEO and Victorian housing chief Ben Rimmer to a key role with the Education Department.

The Rhodes scholar and former Melbourne Symphony Orchestra violinist has been appointed a deputy secretary, as the Albanese government undertakes a major review of higher education with the aim of developing a new accord for the troubled sector.

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Tom Burton was government editor at The Australian Financial Review.

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