Appendix 1: Membership of ASAC as at 30 June 2026

Latest release

Australian Statistics Advisory Council - Annual Report

Reference period

2025-26 financial year

Released

22/10/2026

Next release Unknown

Member		Date first appointed	Meetings attended during 2025–26
Prof Emeritus Ian Harper AO		28 February 2022	2
	Former Dean & Director, Melbourne Business School University of Melbourne
Dr David Gruen AO		11 December 2019	3
	Australian Statistician (ex officio) Australian Bureau of Statistics
Prof Lisa Jackson Pulver AM		8 April 2013	1
	Professor Public Health and Epidemiology University of Sydney
Prof Elizabeth Webster		29 August 2024	3
	Director of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
Prof Robert Breunig		12 October 2022	2
	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	1
	Assistant Governor/Chief Economist Reserve Bank of Australia
Ms Cassandra Winzar		16 January 2026	1
	Chief Economist The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Prof Sallie Pearson		20 October 2025	2
	Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines Intelligence, University of New South Wales
Dr Catherine de Fontenay		20 October 2025	2
	Commissioner, Productivity Commission

State/Territory Representatives		Date first appointed	Meetings attended during 2025–26
Dr Alex Heath		27 March 2026	1
	Deputy Secretary for the Economic Strategy and Productivity Group, New South Wales Treasury
Mr Paul Donegan		1 March 2024	2
	Deputy Secretary, Economic Division, Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance
Mr Michael Andrews		1 March 2024	2
	Assistant Under Treasurer (Economic) Western Australian Department of Treasury
Mr Mathew Healey		11 February 2025	2
	Deputy Secretary Strategy and Delivery Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Mr Mick Butler		3 May 2021	1
	Deputy Under Treasurer, Northern Territory Department of Treasury and Finance
Mr Greg Raymond		4 March 2025	1
	Executive Director, Revenue and Economics, South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance
Ms Michelle Dowdell		16 January 2026	1
	Deputy Under Treasurer, Australian Capital Territory Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

The Minister appointed the following members to the Council during 2025–26:

The following members were farewelled in 2025–26, with thanks for their contributions to the Council: