One of the leading professors who helped the country navigate through COVID-19 has announced his retirement, after his initial plans were derailed by the global pandemic.
Professor Brendan Murphy AC, who regularly fronted press conferences alongside politicians to provide updates during the height of COVID-19, is stepping down as Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care.
In a statement to announce the news, Health Minister Mark Butler thanked Professor Murphy for his work which included overseeing important health reforms. "I want to thank Professor Murphy for his professionalism and his help in establishing the Health and Aged Care Ministerial Office for the Albanese government."
"We know that his influence and leadership will have a lasting impact on Australia's health and aged care systems." "I remember saying to Minister Hunt that I've been CMO for three years and haven't had one big public health crisis. I'm happy to move to the next job," he said."It was an extraordinary time. There was so little we knew about this virus, we were learning about it every day and adapting to it and creating public health paradigms, such as border closures that nobody had ever really imagined in the past.
Some of his decisions were seen as controversial, but Professor Murphy maintained he made the right calls.
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