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This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. On Christmas Day 1974, a severe tropical cyclone devastated Darwin, the Northern Territory’s capital city. The Northern Territory Government has requested half-masting of flags…
A State Funeral service for the Honourable John Moore AO will take place at 11.00 am AEST on Tuesday, 4 February 2025 at Christ Church St Lucia, Corner of Central and Ninth Avenues, St Lucia, Queensland.In 1975, Mr Moore was elected…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has praised Australia as a world leader in good regulatory practices.
The 2021 International Regulatory Policy Outlook report compares member countries’ efforts to improve the…
The Governor-General makes decisions regarding the Ministry and the Federal Executive Council under sections 62, 64 and 65 of the Australian Constitution on the advice of the Prime Minister. These decisions are executed by instruments signed by…
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 Forestry…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) is proud to release and implement it’s First Nations Action Plan: Culture, Career, Capability.The Action Plan is in response to the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Gold - the symbol of Australia’s sporting victories, and the colour of our mineral wealth, beaches, the golden fleece of Australian wool and the harvests of golden grains across every state.
Green - the…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Appointment of the Secretary of the Attorney-General's DepartmentI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of FinanceI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of HealthI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' AffairsI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the…
RightsA departmental employee who is the subject of a disclosure will be:given support in accordance with paragraph 87 of the procedures;afforded procedural fairness; andable to seek assistance from the Ombudsman in relation to the operation of the…
EU Directive on work–life balance: Implementation 2 August 2022.1 The Directive on work–life balance aims to both increase (i) the participation of women in the labour market and (ii) the take-up of family-related leave and flexible working…
© Commonwealth of Australia 2024 ISSN 2652-7499 (online)Creative CommonsWith the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). Third-party…
Public Service (Secretary of the Department of Social Services) Appointment 2024I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of…
Ninth periodic report submitted by Australia under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women1January 20252Footnotes1 Referred throughout as ‘the periodic report’. Return to footnote 1 ↩2…
Public Service (Secretary of the Department of the Treasury) - Appointment 2025I, the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection…
Secure handling of Cabinet documentsCabinet documents, including pre‐exposure drafts, exposure drafts, drafts for coordination comments, final submissions, and drafting comments (including coordination comments), must only be circulated via the…
The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises a State Funeral for the Hon Michael John Ahern AO, will be held at 11am on Friday 25 August 2023 in Caloundra, Queensland.Mr Ahern was elected to the seat of Landsborough from 1968, until…
For each portfolio, the Ministry list identifies:Cabinet ministersother ministersparliamentary secretaries (referred to as ‘assistant ministers’).The Ministry list also identifies representation in the other chamber, once settled.The Ministry list…
Australia is not traditionally a gift giving country. However, good manners, goodwill and the respect for other countries’ customs may necessitate the presentation and receipt of gifts.
The main areas PM&C operates within are:Social Policy GroupEconomy, Industry and Resilience GroupGovernance and Corporate GroupInternational and Security GroupOffice for WomenOrganisation chartPM&C organisation chart
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Review purpose: to rationalise and reset the structure and work programs of the former COAG Councils and Ministerial Forums to better align the work of new Ministerial Forums with the revised federal relations…
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 cultural life and history. The story of…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with…