Clare McLaughlin

Head of Energy Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia
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Clare McLaughlin

Head of Energy Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia

Clare McLaughlin has recently joined the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water as Head of Energy Division. Clare was General Manager, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) from 2019–2022, responsible for managing the staff and operations of NHMRC. Clare was General Manager, Science Agencies Governance Branch in the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science from 2016–18, including a brief period as interim Chief of Staff for a Cabinet Minister. She was Science Counsellor at the Australian Embassy and Mission to the European Union in Brussels from 2013–2016, including representing Australia at some OECD, IEA, SKA and other Committees. She worked in research and research infrastructure policy and funding from 2003, including managing the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, research block grant funding and astronomy policy. Clare previously worked in the Australian Taxation Office, the National Office for the Information Economy and the Australian Government Department of Education.

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