Elizabeth Cosson

Fairer and less Kafkaesque: Elizabeth Cosson takes command of DVA’s five-year plan

The new secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Elizabeth Cosson, has spent some of her first few months in the job putting out fires by apologising to aggrieved veterans and promising to deliver fairer outcomes in future. Read More

Beware the axe: stability is good, but loyalty is better for some incoming ministers

Would a Shorten Labor government bring another night of the long knives? Verona Burgess thinks some executives could be seen as turn-coats, but wiser heads might prevail. Read More

Elizabeth Cosson appointed DVA secretary, Turnbull announces gender parity at the top

The secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Simon Lewis, has handed in his resignation and Elizabeth Cosson has been chosen to step into the role. Read More