State Funeral Service for the Honourable John Kerin AO
A State Funeral for the Honourable John Kerin AO will take place at 2.00 pm on Friday 14 April 2023 in the Members’ Dining Room, Old Parliament House, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT.
Peter Woolcott AO – retirement
Today, the Minister for the Public Service Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher announced Australian Public Service Commissioner Mr Peter Woolcott AO will retire on 10 May 2023.
Australian Bravery Decorations Announcement March 2023
On 22 March 2023, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General, announced the Australian Bravery Decorations.
A list of the recipients is available on the Governor‑General’s website, and recipients who have agreed to be identified can be searched through the Australian Honours database.
Status of Women Report Card - 2023
The Australian Government is committed to advancing gender equality as a national priority and making Australia one of the most gender equal societies in the world.
The Status of Women Report Card, released on International Women’s Day 2023, provides a picture of what life looks like for women in 2023.
Australia has made progress towards gender equality, but the data tells us that there is still work to be done.
Embracing neurodiversity in the public sector
Listen to Episode #77: Embracing neurodiversity in the public sector.
PM&C's passionate advocates in neurodiversity recently sat down with IPAA’s Work with Purpose podcast. In this episode, they discussed the importance of neurodiversity inclusion in the public sector, and the potential benefits to organisations, teams, and individuals.
Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council: communique 17 March 2023
The inaugural meeting of the Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council was held today, which has now been formally established under the National Cabinet architecture.
The Council, co-chaired by Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher and Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP brings together the Commonwealth and state and territory Ministers for Women and Ministers with portfolio responsibility for women, families and/or the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence.
Ministers who attended today’s meeting are:
Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council Terms of Reference
| Authority | On 30 September 2022, National Cabinet agreed to the recommendations of the First Secretaries Group Review of Ministerial Councils. |
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Prime Minister visits India
Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travelled to India at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Secretaries Board communique: 8 March 2023
The Secretaries Board met at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.
APS Reform
The Board agreed an approach to engage APS staff in developing an APS Purpose Statement (Recommendation 6 of the Thodey Review). Draft Terms of Reference will be developed for agreement by the Board.
Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM, Secretary for Public Sector Reform, updated the Board on the design of a Long Term Insights Briefing model. The Board discussed a range of potential themes for a pilot briefing to be delivered later this year.