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Dr Steven Kennedy PSM.
Secretary

IPAA Commencement Address

Australia Day Honours
Honoured Australians

Congratulations to the Australia Day 2026 Honours List recipients

National Day of Mourning: 22 January 2026
Government

National Day of Mourning for the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack

decorative
Accountability and reporting

PM&C 2025 Capability Review

The Honourable Ron Boswell AO
Protocol and international visits

State Funeral Service for the Honourable Ron Boswell AO

Vale The Honourable Nick Bolkus 1950-2025
Protocol and international visits

State Memorial Service for the Honourable Nick Bolkus

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

Jenkins Report Leadership Taskforce Meeting 3 February 2022
Accountability and reporting

Jenkins Report Leadership Taskforce Meeting 3 February 2022

2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards now open
Government

2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards now open