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Australia has a short history of nationally legislated paid parental leave compared to other high income countries, with the exception of the USA (Baird & Williamson, 2010). In 2010 Australia introduced the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010. This was…
Current approach
The key function of WGEA is to manage a gender equality reporting program. Non-public sector employers with 100 or more employees (‘relevant employers’) report to WGEA against six gender equality indicators (GEIs…
Commonwealth Day is celebrated every year by the 56 Commonwealth member countries on the second Monday in March. This year it falls on Monday, 10 March 2025.The theme for Commonwealth Day 2025 is ‘Together We Thrive…
BackgroundThe Secretaries Board (Board) is established under section 64 of the Public Service Act 1999 (Attachment A) to provide collaborative leadership to the Australian Public Service (APS).Functions of the Board…
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 15 April 2021, 10 June 2021, 28 June…
Advice provided by the Office for Women to any Department or Minister in relation to the risks to victims/survivors of family violence posed by the select committee inquiry into family law.
Since 24 August 2018, letters sent to FOI applicants on behalf of the PMO notifying them of a proposed or final decision to refuse their request under section 24 of the Act.
Commercial use
The Australian National Flag can be used for commercial purposes, including advertising, without formal permission, except when importing products, applying for trademarks and registering designs.
When using or reproducing an…
Executive summaryThe interim report summarises the Taskforce’s findings to date—and includes three initiatives recommended for immediate implementation. A final report will be submitted to Government in June 2020.The challengeDespite Australia’s…
The 2017 Independent Intelligence Review found that Australia’s intelligence agencies are highly capable and held in high regard by their international partner agencies. The Review also found that as a result of transforming geopolitical, economic,…
Heads of Agreement for Skills ReformThis Agreement is made between the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Commonwealth) and NEW SOUTH WALES, VICTORIA, QUEENSLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, the AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL…
AbstractThe Australian Government decided in June 2003 that common branding would apply to all Australian Government departments and agencies (this covers PGPA Act entities and companies) and this branding policy continues to apply under the current…
AppendixesA - Tabling MinuteReferenceTitleDate of IssueA1Government document - DOCX (27 KB)July 2024A2Government response to a Parliamentary Committee report - DOCX (32 KB)July 2024A3Ministerial…
The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of four countries, Australia, India, Japan and the United States, committed to supporting an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient.The Quad’s origins date back to our first…
The portraits can be downloaded for free and are available for private use by individuals. The portraits are also available to the media.The portraits cannot be used for commercial purposes and cannot be used in merchandising, advertising or for…
1.9 billion combined population Source: IMF, 2022 US $34.8 trillion combined GDP Quad countries account for 44% of two-way merchandise trade…
Publication abstract
12 months after the initial Smith Review into the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Security Procedures, Practices and Cultures, the follow-up independent review (‘The Vardos Review’) to the implementation of the…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2018–19 and other PM&C corporate publications are also available through the whole-of-government Transparency Portal, the central repository of…
Introduction
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) must comply with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) when procuring goods and services.
The Government introduced the Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Act…
When flying the Australian National Flag with state flags and/or other flags (such as the Australian Aboriginal Flag, the Torres Strait Islander Flag, local government flags, house flags, club pennants, corporate and company flags) in a line of…