COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Public Service Act 1999

Appointment of Secretary of the Department of Defence

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 58 of the Public Service Act 1999, hereby appoint Mr Gregory Moriarty as the Secretary of the Department of Defence for a period of five years commencing on 4 September 2017.

Dated 27 July 2017

Date: Tuesday 28 May 2024

Host: Ms Robyn Kruk AO, Panel Chair, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

Participants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants from the health sector, peak bodies and unions to discuss how access to and delivery of health services changed during the pandemic and highlight priorities to enhance pandemic preparedness. 

Date: Wednesday 29 May 2024

Host: Professor Catherine Bennett, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

Participants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants from academia and research groups to discuss their experiences modelling infectious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public Service (Secretary of the Department of the Treasury) - Reappointment 2024

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, reappoint Dr Steven Kennedy PSM as the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury for a period of five years commencing on 2 September 2024.

Dated 11 April 2024

[Signature of David Hurley]

David Hurley
Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command

Date: Monday 20 May 2024

Host: Dr Angela Jackson, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

Participants: This roundtable brought together a range of economic experts from across academia and industry to discuss the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s economic response during the pandemic. 

Date: Tuesday 21 May 2024

Host: Professor Catherine Bennett, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

Participants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants from the health sector, peak bodies and unions to discuss their experiences of pandemic response logistics.

The Net Zero Economy Agency commissioned the Australian National University through an open tender process to produce a rapid research report to inform the early design of a national Net Zero Economy Authority. The paper addresses three topics as they relate to the net zero transition: economics, social change, and regional communities. The authors have drawn upon their collective expertise and experience and reviewed global research and case studies around similar transitions and transition-focused institutions. 

The care and support economy – the provision of paid care and support across aged care, disability support, veterans’ care and early childhood education and care – is one of Australia’s biggest industries and largest employers. It’s also growing at a steady pace. Making sure this core part of our economy works as well as it can is an important opportunity to drive economic prosperity and productivity, ensure government investment is effective, and most importantly, improve the quality of life of Australians needing care and support.

The care and support economy includes aged care, disability support, Veterans' care and early childhood education and care.

It is part of the health care and social assistance industry, which accounts for 15% of Australia's workforce and Australia's largest employer.

Care and support is one of the fastest growing parts of the Australian economy, partly due to our ageing population.