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A world of symbols
Australia’s national symbols provides a shorthand way of representing Australia to the world. Our symbols represent what is unique about the nation, and reflect different aspects of our…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and discussed the following matters.Closing the Gap - Productivity Commission 3-Yearly Review Draft ReportThe Board discussed the Productivity Commission’s Closing…
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…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral for Mr Leslie (Les) Jack Twentyman OAM will be held at 10.30am on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne, Victoria.Les…
Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report — Guidelines
The Australian Government has committed to a gender diversity target of women holding 50 per cent of Government board…
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…
When the COVID‑19 pandemic emerged at the start of 2020, governments around the world were ill prepared to respond to the scale and duration of a crisis that had ramifications for our health systems, our economies…
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…
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…
Feedback received from the community suggests that improving the performance of public service delivery through the use of AI offers a significant opportunity to build agency trustworthinessThe performance of public services – how well the system…
Guiding recommendation: Ensure the rapid mobilisation of a national governance structure for leaders to collaborate and support a national response that reflects health, social, economic and equity priorities.The COVID‑19 pandemic…
The Government's response to COVID-19 involved development of national health strategies and plans, that considered the diverse health needs of Australians,7 Recognising COVID-19 would exacerbate existing gender…
Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to improve the delivery of public services in Australia. Opportunities exist across the spectrum of activities carried out by the APS: from automating backroom administrative processes; to…
Appendix 4 – What we heard: summary of consultation themes
What was heard
Several key themes emerged from consultation including:
The WGEA dataset is world-leading and gives a high-level picture of the…
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’…
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…
Awards in the Australian system of honours are announced at various times of the year. These are:
Meritorious awards, including the Order of Australia - announced in January and June.
Australian Bravery Decorations - announced in April and…
The CabinetThe Cabinet is the council of senior ministers who are empowered by the Australian Government (‘the Government’) to take binding decisions on its behalf.As a forum, the Cabinet seeks…
The flag
A red lion, with one paw raised, stands in a circular white badge on the blue ensign to form Tasmania’s state flag, which was proclaimed in 1975. The flag originated in a proclamation made by Queen Victoria in 1876 that “the…
On 23 August 2024, the Australian Government received the final report from the expert panel appointed to undertake a rapid review of evidence-based approaches to prevent gender-based violence. The report provides specific and…
On 7 June 2024, Ms Stott Despoja was re-elected for the 2025-2028 term in a vote at the United Nations headquarters in New York.Gender equality is at the centre of all Australian Government policy decisions at home, in our region…
On behalf of the people of Australia, the Australian Government has announced a national contribution of $10,000 to the charity Friends of the Western Ground Parrot, in honour of The King’s Coronation.The…