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On 1 January 1901, the six colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. In search of a flag for the new nation, the Commonwealth Government announced a worldwide competition.
Entrants were invited to submit colour…
Meeting timetableCabinet meets in the Cabinet room at Parliament House, Canberra, in most weeks of the year. Special Cabinet meetings may be held at other times and other places, as necessary, for example in Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in a…
Prior to the introduction of the Australian system of honours and awards, Australians could be appointed to British Orders.Timeline for Australia’s Honours and AwardsThe system of Australian honours was established in 1975. It replaced the…
2006 Royal Visit programIn partnership with the National Library, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has shared digital copies of its collection of official Royal Visit programs.Read the 2006 program on Trove Timeline
Working with Ministerial OfficesDepartmental Liaison OfficersA Departmental Liaison Officer (DLO) is a public servant who is temporarily placed in a Minister's office to act as a conduit between their Department and the Minister's…
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…
Agencies should consider the benefits of taking an integrated approach to integrity systems and culture. This can including bringing together the diversity of expertise across the organisation to share knowledge and address emerging issues.DFAT has…
The committee recommends that the Australian Government ensure that Australia keeps pace with international partners in sanctioning entities and individuals providing support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including provision of weapons and…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet will play a key role in delivering Budget initiatives, including the establishment of a new national Net Zero Authority to ensure the workers, industries and communities that have…
Australian Government ministers and officials use various mechanisms to conduct crisis coordination, depending on the nature of the crisis. These mechanisms can rapidly bring relevant stakeholders together to ensure that the crisis response is…
Each award or medal has eligibility requirements. The agencies with responsibility for administering awards in the Australian honours system are:
The Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat at Government House in Canberra
The…
The Crisis Arrangements Committee (CAC) is the peak Australian Government senior officials’ crisis management preparedness committee. It has a role in ensuring that Australian Government operational crisis planning and preparedness…
The committee recommends that the Australian Government urgently make new commitments for humanitarian assistance for Ukraine as part of a comprehensive, multi‐year strategy.Government Response to Recommendation 20The…
What makes graduate and other entry-level program roles different to other positions advertised at the APS 3 classification is that participants receive additional support to rapidly advance their careers. Through a customised graduate program,…
29 July 2024Names of Cabinet ministers are shown in bold. Names of Assistant Ministers are shown in italics.The column 'Guide to responsibilities' identifies, as a matter of practice, the division of…
20 January 2025Names of Cabinet ministers are shown in bold. Names of Assistant Ministers are shown in italics.The column 'Guide to responsibilities' identifies, as a matter of practice, the division of…
13 May 2025 Names of Cabinet ministers are shown in bold. Names of Assistant Ministers are shown in italics.The column 'Guide to responsibilities' identifies, as a matter of practice, the division of…
Reservation to CEDAW Article 11(2)Australia is reviewing its reservation to CEDAW Article 11(2), noting the existence of and recent reforms to Australia's legislated PPL scheme.Australia's national, federally funded PPL scheme introduced on 1…
2002 Royal Visit programIn partnership with the National Library, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has shared digital copies of its collection of official Royal Visit programs.Read the 2002 program on Trove Timeline
In this corporate plan, PM&C identifies 11 performance measures for the reporting periods 2024–25 to 2027–28, compared to 17 performance measures in 2023–24.Six measures are unchanged or only marginally changed from 2023–24 to improve…
Seeking copies of any documents, such as media lines, e-mails, briefing notes, memos, etc., regarding the conclusions of the BETA report on unconscious bias (https://pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/…
This section summarises the main findings. We use them in conjunction with our findings from the best practice literature review in our Next Steps report to provide recommendations about the future design of Australia’s paid parental leave scheme.…
Established under the previous RAP, the role of the ISLO in the People Branch is to ensure the ideas, aspirations and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff are at the forefront of the development and design of associated…
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…
Current Ministry as at 2 September 2022Names of Cabinet ministers are shown in bold. Names of Assistant Ministers are shown in italics.The column 'Guide to responsibilities' identifies, as a matter of practice, the…