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1. PM&C commitmentThe Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Department) is committed to enabling a safe and respectful working environment, characterised by a workforce that upholds the highest standards of ethical and accountable…
On Tuesday 29 March, the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, handed down the 2022-23 Federal Budget.Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet contributes to a number of important measures announced in the Budget including:The Women’s…
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet contributes to a number of important measures announced in the Budget including:The Women’s Leadership Package to support women’s safety, economic security, leadership, health and…
On 4-6 March 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted leaders of the Lao PDR, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor-Leste in Melbourne at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special…
Publication abstract
12 months after the initial Smith Review into the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Security Procedures, Practices and Cultures, the follow-up…
The Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) has referred this matter to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for investigation into how these documents left the Commonwealth's possession. The Secretary has confirmed…
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet contributes to a number of important measures announced in the Budget including:
The Women’s Leadership Package to support women’s safety, economic security, leadership, health and…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has launched an independent review of Commonwealth funding for national security strategic policy work.The scope of the review will include all…
Articles/Books/ReportsBramston, Troy, ‘Cabinet papers debacle either ‘cover-up or pure farce’, The Australian, Sydney, 2 January 2024Curtis, Katina, ‘Cabinet papers 2003: Iraq war discussions remain secret amid John Howard-era document release’, The…
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) supports the growth of Australia’s economy. The PPSR allows Australian businesses to safeguard their security interests (money owed to them) and make informed commercial decisions.…
Transfer of 2003 Cabinet recordsPM&C’s failure to provide the NAA with a complete set of 2003 Cabinet records was a result of administrative error, in part due to the circumstances particular to 2020 and in part due to systemic issues. Any…
The structure of the Australian intelligence community
The organisational structure of the Australian Intelligence Community has been based upon two principles designed to ensure its integrity, objectivity and effectiveness:
The separation…
In the final sitting week of 2021 the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces was published by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins.
Today, on the first sitting day of 2022, we deliver this…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is on track with the implementation of all recommendations from the independent review into the 2020 transfer of 2003 Cabinet records to the National Archives of Australia (NAA).…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has accepted all recommendations for the department from the independent review into the 2020 transfer of 2003 Cabinet records to the National Archives of Australia (NAA).Secretary…
Key legislation
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
Workplace Gender Equality (Matters in relation to Gender Equality Indicators) Instrument 2013 (No. 1)
Workplace Gender Equality (Minimum Standards) Instrument 2014
Sources
ABS (…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has finalised a review into the circumstances of the lease of the Port of Darwin. The review found that:there is a robust regulatory system in place to manage risks…
The Australian Government has agreed to the majority of recommendations from an independent review of Commonwealth funding for strategic policy work.The independent review considered all Australian Government…
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review (Beijing+30) was held in Bangkok, Thailand in November 2024.Beijing+30 brought together nations from the Asia-Pacific, to review the region’s progress…
The Information Publication Scheme (IPS) provides a legislative framework for the publication of government information. We prepared an agency plan to outline how we will deliver the IPS.Our agency planPM&C is an agency subject to the…
A free online course, the 4D Framework, has been released by PM&C’s Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) on their project methodology.
BETA’s aim is to improve the lives of Australians by putting human behaviour at…
Organisations and people interviewed by the review
Australian Government
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Hon Stephen…
BackgroundPM&C’s Cabinet Division has, for many years, successfully managed the transfer of Cabinet records to the NAA. Perhaps, because of this, the process became a matter of routine without periodic review. It is clear that,…
PM&C is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We work to ensure Departmental activities are child safe and to continuously improve our implementation of the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework (the Framework…
Our mission at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) is to deliver for all Australians. Every day we work in service for the Australian people through our advice and support to the Australian Government. The excellence of…