Climate Change Division

First Assistant Secretary

• Fran Freeman
  Switchboard: +61 2 6272 3933

Climate change is currently impacting on the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. Climate change will set a broad range of challenges for these industries and it is important that they are presented with options which facilitate adjustment, promote productivity growth and encourage sustainability over the long term. 

The Climate Change Branch coordinates the department’s policy response to climate change across the department, utilising the economic and scientific expertise in ABARES. The branch also works closely with key policy areas across the department which have strong links with industry and a well developed understanding of challenges in different regions across Australia.

Climate Change Policy

• Assistant Secretary
  Julie Gaglia (A/g)

Farm Support and Adaptability

• Assistant Secretary
  Anna Willock (A/g)

Forestry

• Assistant Secretary
  Paul McNamara

The objective of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is to foster and enable productive, profitable, internationally competitive and sustainable Australian forest and forest products industries.

Drought Policy Reform

• Assistant Secretary
  Victoria Anderson
  (P/T Mon, Tues, Wed)

For more information visit the following websites:

• Climate change
• Forestry
• Drought assistance