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Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 3:54 pm

Peter Stone was the acting CEO of the Bureau of Meteorology.

In short:

A top executive at the Bureau of Meteorology is leaving.

Dr. Stone was in charge when the BOM launched its new website, which was criticized.

What's next?

Dr. Stone will leave at the end of June.

The executive who oversaw the BOM's website problems is leaving his role.

His departure was confirmed by the BOM, and he has decided to retire.

He will leave the organization by the end of June.

Dr. Stone was the chief customer officer and briefly acted as CEO.

The BOM launched its new website during his time, which was criticized for its cost and design.

Peter Stone will leave after almost a decade at the bureau.

The previous color scheme was restored, and Dr. Stone apologized.

The BOM will continue to assess options for updates and improvements.

More changes are coming.

The website cost $4.1 million to reconfigure, but the total cost was $96.5 million.

The cost included upgrading and testing the back-end systems.

The Environment Minister has asked the new boss to examine the website's cost and redesign.

Most of the cost came from a $78 million contract with Accenture.

The contract started at $31 million and grew across nine extensions.

The BOM's chief information officer defended the extensions at a Senate hearing.

Stuart Minchin is now the CEO of the Bureau of Meteorology.

Stuart Minchin appeared at a Senate estimates hearing about the website.

Dr. Stone joined the Bureau in 2017 after working in industry and government.

His LinkedIn profile lists previous roles at CSIRO.

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