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.
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:
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:
The Government has accepted that advice.
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.
" 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.
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.
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.
Colleagues,
On Saturday 14 October, Australians were asked to vote in a referendum on whether the constitution should be changed to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The referendum did not pass.
The referendum was a significant event, and the vote will be a cause for reflection for many. In this context we would like to talk with you about three matters.
The first Long-term Insights Briefing explores how the APS could integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into public service delivery in the future, and how this might affect the trustworthiness of public service delivery. This background paper summarises the results of two complementary surveys used to capture community sentiment: a quantitative survey administered to a representative sample of the Australian population, and an online ‘Have You Say’ survey to hear from people in their own words.