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The Prime Minister recognises outstanding talent through a series of awards which celebrate outstanding Australian talent.
Presented every year, the Prime Minister’s Awards include:
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
The Prime Minister’s…
There was general agreement among stakeholders that a key purpose of the NWA is to bring women’s voice to government. However, there was some inconsistency in an understanding of what ‘voice’ incorporates, and whether the NWA should aim to influence…
There are tensions in the purposes of paid parental leave schemes between facilitating health and wellbeing of mothers and babies, enhancing women’s workforce participation, and achieving greater gender equality by encouraging fathers to share in…
As part of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality, the Australian Government is offering a Research Partnership Grant to build the evidence base on what works to achieve gender equality, especially in relation to driving…
The Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (Council) was convened virtually today, attended by:Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (Commonwealth)The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP (Commonwealth)The Hon Justine Elliot MP (Commonwealth)The Hon Kate Thwaites…
The inquiry commissioned ORIMA PTY LTD to undertake qualitative focus group research with 11 priority cohorts including people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
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…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters. The Voice ReferendumThe Board noted an update on the referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises a State Memorial Service for Emeritus Professor Derek Denton AC will take place at 11am on Thursday 23 March 2023 at the Rippon Lea Estate, Elsternwick, Victoria.A pioneer in medical …
Instruments of Authorisation that enable a Minister from another portfolio to act for a Minister who is unavailable for a period of two weeks or more are published on the Federal Register of Legislation Agriculture, Fisheries and…
Appendix 1. Bonuses to incentivise fathers to use parental leaveSource: Individual Country Reports in Koslowski, A., Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufman, G. & Moss, P. (2022). International Review of Leave Policies and …
This report is dedicated to the survivors of domestic, sexual, and family violence. Your strength, resilience, and bravery stand as a constant reminder of why this work is necessary. You have shown us what it means…
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The Workplace Gender Equality Act provides that all relevant employers must prepare a public report to WGEA containing information about the employer against six gender equality indicators (GEIs). The GEIs make…
Today, the Auditor-General for Australia, Mr Grant Hehir, has notified the Governor-General that he will resign from his position effective from 15 February 2024.Mr Hehir has served as Auditor-General since 2015.Mr Hehir’s distinguished career…
The CabinetThe Cabinet is the council of senior ministers who are empowered by the Australian Government (‘the Government’) to take binding decisions on its behalf.As a forum, the Cabinet seeks through discussion and consultation to resolve disputes…
Today, the Expert Panel conducting the Religious Freedom Review provided its Report on freedom of religion in Australia.
This Report is the culmination of a nationwide consultation process,…
Access to services is a critical prerequisite for quality care and support. Australia has well-developed care and support systems compared to many nations, however inequities in access exist. In rural and remote areas and for First Nations…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has praised Australia as a world leader in good regulatory practices.
The 2021 International Regulatory Policy Outlook report compares member…
PM&C operates in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. There is inherent risk in everything we do and it is not possible, or necessarily desirable, to eliminate all risks. We strive to achieve the right balance between engaging with risk to…
Professor Edward C. Holmes from the University of Sydney has won the 2021 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his groundbreaking work in COVID-19 research.
Professor Holmes was the first person in the world to share the genome…
Guiding recommendation: Build and maintain coordinated national public health emergency communication mechanisms to deliver timely, tailored and effective communications, utilising strong regional, local and community connections.…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.Workplace RelationsThe Australian Public Service Commissioner, Mr Peter Woolcott, updated the Board on the 6 October release of the…
Recommendation 1That First Nations priorities continue as a Board priority in 2024, but with a focus on significant cross-portfolio actions, milestones and accountabilities, with the active engagement of all Secretaries in setting strategic…
Instruments of Authorisation that enable a Minister from another portfolio to act for a Minister who is unavailable for a period of two weeks or more are published on the Federal Register of LegislationAgriculture, Fisheries and…