Mr Kane is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was most recently Ambassador to Brazil. He has also served as Ambassador to Chile, with concurrent accreditation to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, and as Chargé d'affaires a.i. at the Australian Embassy in Madrid.

During his career Mr Kane has also served as Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Washington; First Secretary, Australian Embassy, Mexico City; and Second Secretary, Australian Embassy, Santiago de Chile. In Canberra, among other roles, Mr Kane has served as Director, Staffing Operations Section, DFAT; Director, Canada and Latin America Section, DFAT; and Senior Advisor, International Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Mr Kane has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from the University of Melbourne, Deakin University and the Australian National University.