Alison Larkins was appointed as the Commonwealth Coordinator-General for Migrant Services in late 2019. Alison has had extensive experience working across social policy portfolios at the Commonwealth level, with previous roles including Deputy Secretary, Social Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, acting Commonwealth Ombudsman, and the head of the Refugee, Humanitarian and International Division in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. She is a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration, and has also worked as a Principal with the Nous Group, an Australia-owned management consulting firm.
As the Coordinator-General for Migrant Services, Alison is working closely within the Commonwealth, and with state and territory governments, industry and the community sector to drive improvements to employment, English language, and broader settlement outcomes, and promotes the contribution migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants make to our nation.