The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
The Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) template is to be used where a Cabinet Submission or a New Policy Proposal (NPP) is subject to a GIA.
The GIA checklist is a one-page drafting tool that summarises the minimum requirements when completing a GIA. It can be used to help ensure the GIA template has been completed correctly.
The APS Guide to Gender Analysis and Gender Impact Assessment (the Guide) provides information to assist Australian Public Service (APS) policy makers developing a Cabinet Submission or New Policy Proposal in fulfilling gender analysis requirements set by Government.
Last week Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travelled to Europe to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on July 10 before attending the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania from 11 – 12 July.
The Prime Minister’s travel helped to advance Australia’s economic, trade, and security agenda and provided an opportunity to advocate for our region’s strategic priorities.
The Secretaries Board met at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.
The Board discussed the report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme and related matters, including:
Dear Colleagues
When Australians think of good government, a whole range of different associations come to mind. Some think first about policy, and how good government means making progress on complex national issues. Many see good government through the issue of integrity, and the appropriate and ethical use of public money.
Colleagues
We would like to talk with you about the release last Friday of the findings from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.
We want you to know the Australian Public Service takes the Royal Commission's findings seriously.
We are committed to working through the findings in an open and constructive way with you—the APS—and with the Australian public.
A State Funeral for the Honourable Simon Crean will take place at 11.00 am on Thursday 20 July 2023 at St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Public Service (Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care) Appointment 2023
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, appoint Blair Comley PSM as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care for a period of five years commencing on 17 July 2023.
Dated 19 June 2023