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The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C) mission is to improve the lives of all Australians. We do this by delivering high-quality and timely advice to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and our portfolio ministers. We draw upon…
On 17 May 2024, the Australian Government tabled its response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee report APS Inc: Undermining public sector capability and performance. The Committee…
Ten families, comprising eight couples (with one single sex couple) and two single parents, were recruited according to the sampling framework outlined in Table 2.[1] While the sample is undeniably small, the size is not unusual for research of this…
Current Long-term Insights BriefingWe are currently exploring the future of government service delivery beyond the current cycles of reform.We are working with the community, industry, academia and the APS.We want…
Intercepting and returning asylum-seeking women and girls arriving by seaThe Government's policy is to intercept any vessel seeking to reach Australia irregularly and to safely return those on board to their point of departure or…
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…
Guiding recommendation: Maintain formal structures that include a wide range of community and business representatives, and leverage these in a pandemic response alongside the use of temporary structures.Every crisis response…
Deloitte Access Economics and Australians Investing in Women, ‘Breaking the Norm: Unleashing Australia’s Economic Potential’, Deloitte Access Economics, November 2022, p. vii.Hill, E., Baird, M., Vromen, A., Cooper, R., Meers, Z., Probyn, E. (2019…
FunctionsSection 64 of the Public Service Act 1999 establishes the Secretaries Board. Its functions are:to take responsibility for the stewardship of the APS and for developing and implementing strategies to improve the APS…
1. Introduction1.1 The Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) has established the Audit and Risk Committee (the Committee) in accordance with section 45 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act…
1) Documents detailing the UBER breach of privacy reported to the Prime Minister in late November 2017.
2) Document such as a letter or email the then Prime Minister made to the Privacy Commissioner concerning the UBER breach of privacy complaint…
4.1 How a Disclosure can be madeDisclosures can be made verbally or in writing, including by phone and email. Disclosures can be made to:a supervisor;an Authorised Officer of PM&C; orpublicinterestdisclosure@pmc.gov.au.Disclosures can be made…
The Australian Government uses a 4-tier approach to guide and support appropriate and consistent levels of coordination in response to crises.There is no standardised response to crises. Every crisis is unique and will present…
Recruitment timelinesPM&C recruitment typically takes 8 to 10 weeks from the date applications close to the time hiring managers make job offers. This timeframe may vary depending on the complexity of the role, the number of applicants, and…
6.1 The convention that the Government avoids entering major commitments during the caretaker period also applies in the context of international negotiations. The Government ordinarily seeks to defer such…
PM&C is committed to taking steps to protect public officials who belong, or belonged, to PM&C from detriment, or threats of detriment, relating to disclosures made under the PID Act. This protection extends to disclosers, subjects and…
The United Nations flag is not an Australian flag, but it is flown in Australia and elsewhere according to special rules set out in the United Nations Flag Code.
In accordance with a proclamation made by the Governor-General on…
An ensign is another term for a flag. Originally, an ensign was a flag flown at the stern of a ship to denote nationality. The term ensign is now associated with flags flown by government services on land as well.
The ensigns of…
The following principles underpin each recommendation and should be at the forefront in their implementation. In our efforts to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV), Australia must:Explicitly prioritise the experiences and needs of…
The implementation of the current model enables the delivery of women's voice to government, but more could be done to enhance collaborations between the Alliances and Government. Grant guidelines designate…
Figure 6. Coordination functionsThe Lead Coordinating Senior Official performs functions to support near-term preparedness for, response to and early recovery from crisis (see Figure 6), including:facilitating near real time shared…
We conducted research with parents to:inform the next tranche of paid parental leave legislative changesunderstand how Australian families make decisions about parental leave, in particular, use of the national paid parental leave schemeunderstand…
Current ‘minimum standards’
Under the Workplace Gender Equality Act, the Minister sets the minimum standards in relation to gender equality indicators (section 19 of the Act).
The Workplace Gender Equality (Minimum Standards) Instrument…
PM&C is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We work to ensure Departmental activities are child safe and to continuously improve our implementation of the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework (the Framework…
Working with Ministerial OfficesDepartmental Liaison Officers A Departmental Liaison Officer (DLO) is a public servant who is temporarily placed in a Minister's office to act as a conduit between their Department and the Minister's office.…