Victoria’s Brett Sutton Resigns As Chief Health Officer

Victorian Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton speaks to the media at the daily briefing in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 16, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer (CHO), Brett Sutton, has resigned from his post after four years leading the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response.

Sutton will take up the role of director of Health and Biosecurity at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).