Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Kean,who was also an energy minister for the state’s former Coalition government,was uniquely qualified to lead the independent authority.
Environment groups are dismayed by the appointment of a former energy company chief to lead a revitalised Climate Change Authority,the independent body that advises the government on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Minister Angus Taylor wants critics of the government's bid to fund carbon capture and storage to focus on the outcomes.
The review of the government's $2 billion emissions reduction fund has a missing chapter,which would have made interesting reading.
Tech industry veteran Tim Reed has hinted at a conciliatory approach to Canberra as he was tapped to replace Grant King at the helm of the business lobby group.
The outgoing chief executive of MYOB is well placed to bring the Business Council of Australia back to the centre of decision making.
The peak business group has been trying to find someone to replace its outgoing president without success for some time.
The long search for the BCA's next president may be over,CBD has been told.
One problem solved,another left achingly unresolved.