Appendix 1: Membership of ASAC as at 30 June 2025
Latest release
Australian Statistics Advisory Council - Annual Report
Reference period
2024-25 financial year
Released
23/10/2025
| Member | Date first appointed | Meetings attended during 2024–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Emeritus Ian Harper AO | 28 February 2022 | 3 | |
| Dr David Gruen AO | 11 December 2019 | 2 | |
| Australian Statistician (ex officio) Australian Bureau of Statistics | |||
| Prof Lisa Jackson Pulver AM | 8 April 2013 | 2 | |
| Deputy Vice Chancellor The University of Sydney | |||
| Dr Luci Ellis | 2 November 2015 | 3 | |
| Chief Economist, Westpac Banking Group | |||
| Mr Stephen Walters | 2 November 2015 | 3 | |
| Chief Economist Business Council Australia | |||
| Prof Elizabeth Webster | 29 August 2024 | 2 | |
| Director of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne | |||
| Ms Gayle Milnes | 12 October 2022 | 3 | |
| National Data Commissioner Office of the National Data Commissioner | |||
| Mr Andrew Barker | 12 March 2025 | 1 | |
| Head of Research Committee for Economic Development of Australia | |||
| Prof Robert Breunig | 12 October 2022 | 1 | |
| Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Chair of Tax Policy and Public Finance Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University | |||
| Prof Nicholas Biddle | 20 January 2023 | 3 | |
| Head of the School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University | |||
| Dr Shane Johnson | 8 September 2023 | 3 | |
| First Assistant Secretary, Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Division, Department of the Treasury | |||
| Dr Sarah Hunter | 1 March 2024 | 3 | |
| Assistant Governor/Chief Economist, Reserve Bank of Australia | |||
| State/Territory Representatives | Date first appointed | Meetings attended during 2024–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Joann Wilkie | 12 November 2022 | 3 | |
| Deputy Secretary for the Economic Strategy and Productivity Group, New South Wales Treasury | |||
| Mr Paul Donegan | 1 March 2024 | 2 | |
| Deputy Secretary, Economic Division Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria | |||
| Mr Antony Skinner | 8 April 2013 | 2 | |
| Government Statistician Queensland Treasury | |||
| Mr Michael Andrews | 1 March 2024 | 2 | |
| Assistant Under Treasurer (Economic) Department of Treasury, Western Australia | |||
| Mr Mathew Healey | 11 February 2025 | 1 | |
| Deputy Secretary Strategy and Delivery Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet | |||
| Mr Mick Butler | 3 May 2021 | 2 | |
| Deputy Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury and Finance, Northern Territory | |||
| Mr Greg Raymond | 4 March 2025 | 1 | |
| Executive Director, Revenue and Economics, South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance | |||
The Minister appointed the following members to the Council during 2024–25:
- Prof Elizabeth Webster
- Mr Andrew Barker
- Mr Mathew Healey
- Mr Greg Raymond
The following members were farewelled in 2024–25, with thanks for their contributions to the Council:
- Ms Melinda Cilento
- Prof Abigail Payne
- Mr Stephen Miners
- Ms Tammie Pribanic
- Mr Todd Crawford