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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

Leaders of the 21 APEC member economies.
International engagement, Summits

Prime Minister attends APEC and G20 meetings

Their Majesties stand either side of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Opera House in the background.
Australia's Head of State

The King and Queen’s Royal Visit to Australia

His Majesty The King Charles III signs a Royal Warrant at a desk, seated next to Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese. Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC stands beside the desk. The new Great Seal of Australia sits in a case on the desk.
Government

His Majesty The King Charles III grants the use of a new Great Seal of Australia

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Bejing +30 Review
International engagement

Australian delegation attending the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review

A group of around 50 people pose for a group photograph on the front steps of Old Parliament House, Canberra.
Office for Women

Office for Women turns 50

PM&C's 2024-2027 Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan
Accountability and reporting

PM&C's new Reconciliation Action Plan has been released