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Statement
Government

Release of the report and government response for the Independent review of Commonwealth funding for strategic policy work

Australia’s Head of Delegation, Ms Padma Raman PSM, delivering Australia’s National Statement in the UN ESCAP general hall.
International engagement, Office for Women

Australia at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review

Vale the Honourable Kevin Andrews 1955 to 2024
Protocol and international visits

State Funeral for the Honourable Kevin Andrews

Professor Glyn Davis AC
Secretary

IPAA Annual Address to the Australian Public Service 2024

Places of Pride banner at the War Memorial
Honours and symbols

Places of Pride, the National Register of War Memorials

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and The Rt Hon Chris Hipkin at lecturns in Brisbane
Government, International policy and national security

Visit to Brisbane by New Zealand Prime Minister The Rt Hon Chris Hipkins

Vale. The Honourable John Kerin AO 1937-2023
Government

State Funeral Service for the Honourable John Kerin AO

Statement from the Secretary
Secretary

Peter Woolcott AO – retirement

Improving organ donor registration among young adults
Behavioural economics

Improving organ donor registration among young adults

Milestone anniversary
Anniversary messages

A simpler way to request a congratulatory message for a milestone anniversary

Anniversary of the National Apology
Domestic policy

14th Anniversary of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee - Iconic Australian buildings illuminated in royal purple
Protocol and international visits

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee - Iconic Australian buildings illuminated in royal purple