Danielle McAllister
DDG Policy, Performance and First Nations
Department of Housing and Public Works
Danielle joined the Queensland Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works in early 2024, with a career spanning 23 years of proven leadership across frontline, strategic and operational public policy in large and complex government agencies.
Danielle leads the Policy, Performance and First Nations division, ensuring a strategic approach to policy; intergovernmental relations; performance; regulation; reporting; legislation; and frontline and capital housing and homelessness service delivery in remote and discrete Indigenous communities.
Danielle has held a range of executive leadership roles in the Queensland Government including Deputy Director-General, Lands and Registrar of Titles in the Department of Resources; head of Economic Policy in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; and Assistant Director-General, State Schools Operations in the Department of Education.
SESSIONS
Day 1
12:00
Panel: What is Housing First and how can we encourage its adoption?
Facilitator:
Kate Colvin, Chief Executive Officer, Homelessness Australia
Panellists:
Danielle McAllister, DDG Policy, Performance and First Nations, Department of Housing and Public Works
Leah Watkins, Senior Advisor Supportive Housing Impact and Advocacy, Housing Choices Australia
Tina Ugle, Managing Director, Noongar Mia Mia, Director, NATSIHA (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association)