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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

Statement
Government

Update on Independent review into the transfer of 2003 Cabinet records to the National Archives of Australia

Professor Glyn Davis AC
Secretary

Kenneth Myer Lecture