The Australian | Power couple: Heather Smith and Martin Parkinson at top of tree The Australian Jared Owens is a political reporter based in Canberra. He has previously worked at The Australian's Sydney and Brisbane bureaus. https://plus.google.com/116039583906467076146. Malcolm Turnbull has installed another key plank in his governing team, ... Turnbull announces Heather Smith will lead communications department Heather Smith appointed secretary of the Department of Communications and Arts |