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Additional obligations of the Principal OfficerThe principal officer must:ensure that the number of authorised officers in the Department is sufficient to ensure that they are readily accessible by public officials who belong to the…
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…
Administrative Arrangements Order (AAOs) formally allocate executive responsibility among ministers. They set out which matters and legislation are administered by which department or portfolio.Amendments made 8 August 2019 and 1 December 2019.…
PM&C remains 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…
PM&C remains 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…
The Secretaries Board met at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.Psychological safety and integrity in the APSThe Board discussed fostering a pro-integrity culture through psychological safety with…
ColleaguesWe would like to talk with you about the release last Friday of the findings from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.We want you to know the Australian Public Service takes the Royal Commission's findings…
Overview
The Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce (the Taskforce) is an independent group of eminent women established to provide advice to the Australian Government to support the advancement of women’s economic equality and achieve gender…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.Closing the GapThe Board had a strategic discussion around actions to progress priority reforms under the national agreement on…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet envisions a future where the knowledge, perspectives and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are integral to all we do. We strive to create a culturally safe and…
416. The management of excess employee provisions do not apply to non-ongoing employees or employees on probation.Meaning of excess employee417. An employee is excess to the requirements of PM&C if the Delegate determines:the employee is…
Current approach
Currently the Workplace Gender Equality Act covers around 40 per cent of employees in Australia. The Workplace Gender Equality Act requires ‘relevant employers’ to report to WGEA. ‘Relevant employer’ is defined…
Dear Colleagues,2023 is an important year for the APS. This year you will see changes that affect your everyday work. A conversation is already underway through service-wide bargaining regarding common conditions across the APS. In addition, we want…
Seeds of Australia’s national floral emblem, the Golden Wattle, were launched into space in December 2020 for a seven month journey as part of the ground-breaking ‘What’ll Happen to the Wattle??!’ program.
The ‘What’ll happen to the Wattle’…
The best of Australian literature, history and poetry has been celebrated at the annual Prime Minister’s Literary Awards held at Sydney Opera House and via livestream.
The Awards have been presented in six categories – children's literature,…
Date: Wednesday 19 June 2024Host: Robyn Kruk AO, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants including multicultural…
The flags of the Australian states all bear the Union Jack on a dark blue background and each is distinguished by a state badge. These flags were created between 1870 and 1904. The territory flags were introduced more recently.
The flags of the…
General enquiriesSwitchboard (9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday): 02 6271 5111 or +61 2 6271 5111 (international).Visit Directory.gov.au for key contacts at PM&C. Translating and Interpreter ServiceIf you are…
PM&C remains 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…
Check against deliveryAcknowledgements Thank you Selina for your Welcome to Country.Please allow me to also acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of these unceded lands and recognise the many Aboriginal…
Date: Wednesday 29 May 2024Host: Professor Catherine Bennett, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants…
During the 2022-23 Financial Year, the Office for Women collected new data to understand women’s representation on individual Australian Government boards and in disaggregated Chair and Deputy Chair positions.Individual boardsThe 2022-2023 financial…
Date: Tuesday 21 May 2024Host: Professor Catherine Bennett, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants from…
The Secretaries Board met at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) and discussed the following matters.APS Integrity TaskforceProfessor Glyn Davis AC, Secretary of PM&C, noted the substantial program of work underway to…