Senate Order on Entity Contracts 2022-23 Financial Year
Pursuant to the Senate Order on Entity Contracts, the following table sets out contracts entered into by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more and which:
Amendments to the Administrative Arrangements Order
The Governor-General, His Excellency the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has accepted the advice of the Government to transfer the following functions between departments, which include amendments to the Administrative Arrangements Orders (AAO).
2024 Independent Intelligence Review Terms of Reference
The 2024 independent review of Australia’s National Intelligence Community (NIC) will prepare findings and recommendations on the NIC and related issues below in a classified report for the Government, along with an unclassified version of that report.
2024 Independent Intelligence Review
On 21 March 2025 the Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, released the unclassified report of the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review.
The review was announced in September 2023 to ensure our intelligence agencies are best positioned to continue to serve the Australian national interest.
The review found agencies have been successful in protecting Australia’s national interest. It recommends investing in further capability to ensure the intelligence community maintains its high performance.
Background
The work of the National Intelligence Community underpins Australia’s national security objectives, including safeguarding Australia’s sovereignty in an increasingly uncertain security environment.
The National Intelligence Community is required to respond in complex and changing circumstances to protect Australia’s security, prosperity and values. Ongoing independent reviews of this nature ensure that our intelligence agencies remain ready to fulfil this mandate, and are aligned to Australia’s national security priorities.
The review focused on the 10 agencies that make up the National Intelligence Community:
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
- Australian Signals Directorate
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
- Defence Intelligence Organisation
- Department of Home Affairs
- Office of National Intelligence.
Independent reviews of this nature have been commissioned periodically, having previously occurred in 2004, 2011, and 2017.
Reviewers and responsibilities
The review was co-led by Dr Heather Smith PSM and Mr Richard Maude, who consulted widely, including through public submissions.
Acting minister arrangements: 1 April to 30 June 2023
Instruments of Authorisation that enable a Minister from another portfolio to act for a Minister who is unavailable for a period of two weeks or more are published on the Federal Register of Legislation.
It’s time to #NominateAWoman
The Order of Australia celebrates the outstanding achievement, service and dedication of everyday Australians. While the 2023 Kings Birthday Honours and the 2024 Australia Day Honours saw women receive just over half of the General Division level awards, we’re yet to see women nominated equally with men, across all levels.
Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council communique: 28 July 2023
The Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (Council) was convened virtually today, attended by:
Aged Care Taskforce
Further information on the Aged Care Taskforce including Terms of Reference and meeting communiques can be found on the Department of Health and Aged Care website at Aged Care Taskforce.
Gender Responsive Budgeting: Including gender analysis in budget proposals
The Australian Government is committed to gender responsive budgeting and putting gender equality and impacts on women at the centre of budget decision making. The resources on this page are designed to support the Australian Public Service to implement gender responsive budgeting and consider gender throughout its work.
While Australia has made significant gains towards gender equality, inequality still exists in a range of areas across people’s lives.