Annual Child Safety Statement 2023
PM&C is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
Open Letter to the Australian Public Service - 30 March 2022
30 March 2022
Dear colleagues
Yesterday the Treasurer handed down the Federal Budget 2022-23. The focus for the APS was clear: We must support the Government to build on Australia’s economic and social recovery, and support Australians by providing high quality services where and when people need them.
Across the APS, many of you have worked incredibly hard to support the preparation of this year’s Budget. Funding from the Budget supports the work you do. The advice you provide and the services you deliver are an important contribution to Australia’s economic recovery.
Long-term Insights Briefings
Current Long-term Insights Briefing
We are currently exploring the future of government service delivery beyond the current cycles of reform.
We are working with the community, industry, academia and the APS.
We want to better understand:
- the vision Australians have for service delivery in the future
- how people in different communities want to work with the Australian Government in a reimagined service delivery system
- what this could mean for how the government operates.
Consultations for the current Long-term Insights Briefing have closed. Results will be published later in 2025.
Long-term Insights Briefings
Long-term Insights Briefings support the Australian Public Service (APS) in creating policies that best fit the needs of the Australian community now and in the future.
Long-term Insights Briefings:
- focus on important and complex policy issues
- take in a wide range of perspectives, examining the views of the Australian community, academic and industry groups
- provide deep insight into how issues may affect Australia in the medium and long-term
- form part of the evidence base for policy-making over time.
How might artificial intelligence affect the trustworthiness of public service delivery
- Report - How might artificial intelligence affect the trustworthiness of public service delivery?
- Summary - How might artificial intelligence affect the trustworthiness of public service delivery?
- Summary of insights from the stakeholder engagement and future scenarios workshops
- Summary of survey results
State Funeral for the Hon William (Bill) George Hayden AC
A State Funeral for the Honourable William (Bill) George Hayden AC will take place at 11.00 am (QLD time) on Friday 3 November 2023 at St Mary's Church, Elizabeth Street, Ipswich, Queensland.
Mr Hayden served as Australia's 21st Governor-General from 1989 to 1996. In 1989 Mr Hayden received a Companion of the Order of Australia.
The Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce final report to government
The Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce has provided the Australian Government with its final report.
Report on Legal Services Expenditure 2022-23
This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the 2022-23 financial year, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017. All figures are GST exclusive.
Total legal services expenditure was $752,866 (excluding GST). This comprised:
Review – Port of Darwin lease
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has finalised a review into the circumstances of the lease of the Port of Darwin. The review found that:
- there is a robust regulatory system in place to manage risks to critical infrastructure, including the Port of Darwin;
- existing monitoring mechanisms are sufficient and will be ongoing; and
- as a result, it was not necessary to vary or cancel the lease.
The Government has accepted that advice.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2022-23
It has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) and the Department of Finance Resource Management Guide No 135. The compliance index in Part 5 lists the information required by the PGPA Act and PGPA Rule and the corresponding page number within this report.
A 10-year-plan to unleash the full capacity and contribution of women to the Australian economy 2023 - 2033
" We have arrived at a moment of consequence where a genuine committment to respect women, and valuing and nurturing their economic contribution by removing systemic barriers, is vital.
Secretaries Board communique: 11 October 2023
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.
The Voice Referendum
The Board noted an update on the referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice from Ms Jody Broun, Chief Executive Officer of the National Indigenous Australians Agency.