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Office for Women, Nominations for awards

It’s time to #NominateAWoman

Australian Bravery Decorations.
Announcing and presenting awards

Australian Bravery Decorations

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with leaders of Lao PDR, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor-Leste in Melbourne at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
Summits

Partners for peace and prosperity - 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

2024 Status of Women Report Card
National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality

Status of Women Report Card – 2024 released

Working for women, a strategy for gender equality.
National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality

Australian Government launches national gender equality strategy

Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia and Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
International policy

Advancing Australia’s Interests in Germany and the NATO Leaders’ Summit

Vale the Hon Simon Crean 1949 - 2023
Government

State Funeral for the Honourable Simon Crean

Message to all APS staff
Secretary

Message to all APS staff on the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme

Nomination Panel for ABC and SBS Board Appointments
Accountability and reporting

Appointments to the Nomination Panel for the ABC and SBS Boards

Message to all APS staff
Secretary

Message of thanks to all APS staff

Illustration of a spray of Golden Wattle against a navy background
Government

The King's Birthday 2023 Honours List

The Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
International policy

Australia-Vietnam: Looking to the future