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A State Memorial Service for the Honourable Peter Keaston Reith AM will take place at 1.00 pm on Thursday 17 November 2022 at St Andrew’s Brighton, 228 New Street, Brighton, Victoria.
Mr Reith was a Cabinet Minister…
A State Funeral for the Honourable Anthony (Tony) Staley AO will take place at 11.00 am on Wednesday 17 May 2023 at St John's Anglican Church, 86 Clendon Road, Toorak, Victoria.In 1970, Mr Staley was elected to the seat…
As the Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service, I am pleased to present the Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Annual Report 2022‑2023 – which confirms the highest representation of women on record…
A State Funeral for the Honourable Gerard (Gerry) Leslie Hand will take place at 1.00 pm on Wednesday 29 November 2023 at St Ignatius’ Church, 326 Church Street, Richmond Victoria. In 1983, Mr Hand was elected to the House of…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has accepted all recommendations for the department from the independent review into the 2020 transfer of 2003 Cabinet records to the National Archives of Australia (NAA).Secretary Professor Glyn…
A State Funeral for the Honourable John Moore AO will take place at 11:00 am on Tuesday 4 February 2025 at Christ Church St Lucia, Corner of Central and Ninth Avenues, St Lucia, Queensland.In 1975, Mr Moore was elected…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters, skies and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and…
Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report — Guidelines
The Australian Government is working towards a gender diversity target of women holding 50 per cent of Government board positions overall, and women and men each holding…
Key dates in the application and assessment processMarch to April: Applications open in early March, with 4 weeks to complete an online application form and provide your resume, academic transcript and short blurb on why you…
New Australian honours are created by The King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Since 1975, new awards have progressively been added to the system.
Why honours are created
New honours are created for two reasons:
A need to…
It is well established that the quality of care and support is linked to the quality of jobs for workers.29 Not only do there need to be enough workers, but those workers need to be suitably skilled and enabled to do their jobs well. Then, they need…
Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024Host: Dr Angela Jackson, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants from…
The world’s most influential business, technology and finance leaders will gather in Sydney on 12-13 July 2022 to accelerate the clean energy transition underway across the Indo-Pacific.
The Sydney Energy Forum – an Australian led regional…
On 17 August 2022, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) awarded 22 Australian Bravery Decorations to recognise the courageous acts of 26 people.
“The awards I am announcing today recognise people who…
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 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…
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…
Today Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the new Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Rt Hon Chris Hipkins, to Canberra. It is Prime Minister Hipkins' first international visit since being sworn in.
The prime ministers discussed…
The Office for Women is the central gender equality institution within the APS, with all Australian Government portfolios responsible for developing high‑quality gender analysis and achieving gender equality outcomes.The release of Working for Women…
The National Women’s Alliances Grant Opportunity is open for applications, with up to $10.88 million available.Under Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality (the Strategy), the Australian Government is increasing funding and offering…
Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to Canberra and Sydney during their visit to Australia from 18 to 23 October.The King and Queen will be welcomed to Parliament House in Canberra by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. His…
The 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City from 10 to 21 March 2025.The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body…
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Women, has submitted Australia’s ninth periodic report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.As a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…
Each year, the Office for Women reports annually on the representation of women on Australian Government Boards.Record results have been achieved in 2023-24. Data is presented at Australian Government, portfolio, and individual board levels, and…
The Australian Government is committed to ensuring that Australians have good, secure jobs. It recently made job security a central objective of the Fair Work Act, the minimum wage objective and the modern awards objective.Job security is important…