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Intelligence, oversight, safeguards and the law
The terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001 marked the start of a decade of legislation creating new terrorism offences and conferring new powers – particularly on ASIO and the…
Our public consultations are open to everyone, and we want to hear from you. Have your say about changes to policies, legislation, and more.Past consultationsDraft of Australia’s ninth periodic CEDAW reportLong-term Insights Briefing: have your say…
Addressing workplace sexual harassmentMeasures taken to encourage reporting of sexual harassment in the workplace can be found in response to question 17c.The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2009 amended the Fair Work…
Search Australian honoursTo find out more information about recipients of Australian honours, search the Australian honours database. There are options to perform a simple search based on name, announcement, medal/award type, or an advanced search…
Guiding recommendation: Build and maintain coordinated national public health emergency communication mechanisms to deliver timely, tailored and effective communications, utilising strong regional, local and…
The Women and Women's Safety Ministerial Council (Council) was convened virtually today, attended by:The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP (Commonwealth)The Hon Justine Elliot MP (Commonwealth)Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (Commonwealth)Ms Yvette Berry MLA (…
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 background paper…
IntroductionThank you, Professor Medcalf for your invitation and for the close association between yourself, the College and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.Let me acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of these…
The shift to customer-centred funding models has sometimes resulted in new pressures on the care and support workforce. For example, many people receiving care and support may want care and support in the mornings and evenings, which can lead to…
PM&C has five pillars for progressing inclusion and diversity in our workplace, guiding our forward Action Plan.Pillar 1: A Diverse and Thriving WorkforceOur workforce is reflective of the Australian community and people can contribute to their…
7.1 Political participation by officials7.1.1 The APS Values set out in the Public Service Act 1999 include the value of being ‘Impartial’, which states that “The APS is apolitical and provides the Government with advice that is frank, honest,…
Good advice and policy are informed by a diverse range of voices, views and perspectives, and are strengthened through collaboration with those individuals, organisations or sectors that could either be affected by…
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…
The most recently available data shows that gender inequality is pervasive, persistent and impacts public and private domains throughout a woman’s entire life course. Women experience a lifetime of economic inequality and insecurity, despite…
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…
Guiding recommendation: Rebuild and maintain trust between government and the community, including by considering impacts on human rights.Trust in government is an essential foundation to a successful pandemic response, given the…
Integrity - Everybody at every levelBe honest and transparentCommunicate openly and honestlyLead by exampleValue the contributions of othersStore all records in Records WorkspaceComplete mandatory integrity trainingDo the right thing at the…
We support the development of productive relationships between state, territory and Commonwealth Governments to promote policy reforms that are of national significance.First Secretaries Group’s Review of…
Our commitment to capabilityThe ongoing development of PM&C’s capability ensures that we can continue to achieve our purpose. Investments in capability also support the department to lead by example, and uphold public sector principles…
A hierarchy of documents underpins the Australian Government’s crisis management arrangements. Documents subordinate to the Framework must align with the Framework in describing their specific arrangements.Figure 1. The hierarchy of documentsThe…
Arnalds, Á. A., Eydal, G. B. & Gíslason, I. V. (2013). Equal rights to paid parental leave and caring fathers- the case of Iceland. Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 9(2), 323.Arnalds, Ásdís Aðalbjörg, Guðný Björk Eydal, and Ingólfur V. Gíslason, '…
$128,000,000,000 is the value to the Australian economy that can be realised by purposefully removing the persistent and pervasive barriers to women’s full and equal participation in economic activity. [1]Despite some progress over recent…
The change introduced from 1 July 2023 to combine the 18 weeks plus 2 weeks will provide a total of 20 weeks for a couple (or a single parent). This removes the primary carer assumption designed into the current scheme and will allow opportunity to…
Policy Goal: person-centred services that recognise those accessing care and support as individuals and deliver quality outcomesThe design of care and support services must focus on the needs of those who require the care and…