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Census participation strategies tested

Research by the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) explored how different wording affects how people complete Australia’s biggest data collection exercise – the Census of Population and Housing.

The Census is the most comprehensive data collection in Australia. Conducted every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), it involves over 10 million households and 25 million people and provides invaluable information on the social, economic and cultural characteristics of Australians.

Australia Day 2023 Honours List

Congratulations to the Australia Day 2023 Honours List recipients, who were announced today by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC.

The achievements of 1047 Australians were recognised in the 2023 Honours list, which includes:

Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce Terms of Reference

Overview

The Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce (the Taskforce) is an independent group of eminent women established to provide advice to the Australian Government to support the advancement of women’s economic equality and achieve gender equality, as committed to in the Women’s Budget Statement October 2022-23.

The priority contributions of the Taskforce centre on:

Prime Ministerial visit to Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister Albanese has concluded a two day visit to Papua New Guinea where he joined Prime Minister James Marape for their first Annual Leaders’ Dialogue in Port Moresby. The visit was an opportunity to strengthen the close partnership between our two countries based on high levels of economic and security cooperation, shared interests and strong cultural, sporting, church and labour mobility links.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Procurement Strategy

Message from PM&C Reconciliation Champion and First Nations Champion

Open Letter to the Australian Public Service - 25 October 2021

Dear colleagues

Restrictions in states and territories are relaxing and we are emerging from lockdowns across much of the nation. This is a welcome change after a challenging 18 months.

2021 has been another critical year for the APS. Our focus has been on the nation’s recovery from the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Returning to our usual workplaces is a positive milestone and a shift towards some normality for all of us. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and return to our team environments.

Joint Media Release of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and the United States on the Occasion of the APEC Women and the Economy High-Level Policy Dialogue, 7 September 2022

Ministerial international travel guidelines

Ministers (including Parliamentary Secretaries or Assistant Ministers) may need to travel overseas for a variety of reasons, for example, to undertake negotiations and discussions with overseas counterparts, to put Australia’s view at international meetings, to represent Australia on significant occasions and to gain first hand experience in areas of relevance to their duties.

Code of Conduct for Ministers

Australians deserve good government.

The Albanese Government is committed to integrity, honesty and accountability and Ministers in my Government (including Assistant Ministers) will observe standards of probity, governance and behaviour worthy of the Australian people.

Ministers hold high public office and are entrusted with considerable privilege and power. The people of Australia are entitled to expect that, in the discharge of our duties, we will act in a manner that is consistent with the highest ethical standards.

Independent Review of the Australian Public Service

In May 2018, the Government commissioned an Independent Review of the Australian Public Service (APS). The Review's Final Report was delivered in 2019 by David Thodey AO, Chair of the independent panel.

Information on the independent review process including the terms of reference is available via Trove.

Current information on the reform of the Australian Public Service is available on the Australian Public Service (APS) Reform website.

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