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PM&C plays a key role in supporting informed decision-making by ensuring the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and our portfolio ministers and assistant ministers are provided with effective and timely advice. It is important that this advice is…
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…
While Australia has made significant gains towards gender equality, inequality still exists in a range of areas across people’s lives. These existing inequalities, as well as ongoing norms and attitudes that can drive inequality, mean that even when…
One of the key questions asked in meetings and briefings on the National Strategy, was how the National Strategy fits with other inquiries and reforms to the care and support sectors, and how the National Strategy would be implemented.In response to…
On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, the Treasurer, the Hon Jim Chalmers MP, delivered the 2025–26 Federal Budget.The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet plays an important role in supporting this. The 2025–26 Budget includes funding to the…
DescriptionPlans and arrangementsResponsible agencyCatastrophic crisesAustralian Government Catastrophic Crisis Plan (AUSCATPLAN)National Emergency Management AgencyReception and coordination of international assistance…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has concluded meetings with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic and business leaders at the APEC Summit in San Francisco.The forum’s theme, Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All, is one…
This section presents analysis of whether (and if so, how) the model has been adapted by grantees to their particular contexts, including NWA focus area, organisational governance and culture, and what impact any adaptations have had on meeting the…
Men are typically over represented in management and leadership roles across most industries. This is particularly the case in mining, construction, utilities and manufacturing.[31] Even in female‑dominated industries, men are still more likely to…
In the final sitting week of 2021 the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces was published by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins.
Today, on the first sitting day of 2022, we deliver this Statement on behalf of…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral Service for the Honourable Barry Thomas Pullen will be held at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at Fitzroy Town Hall, Fitzroy, Victoria.Barry spent over two decades in…
The Sex Discrimination Act provides that a person does not discriminate against another person if a measure is intended to achieve substantive equality. The Act authorises affirmative action – allowing a person to take special measures to achieve…
Overall results for reportable positionsAs at 30 June 2023, there were 344 Australian Government boards and bodies with 2,208 filled reportable positions. Women filled 1,139 of these positions, or 51.6 per cent. This result is an increase of 0.…
BackgroundPM&C’s Cabinet Division has, for many years, successfully managed the transfer of Cabinet records to the NAA. Perhaps, because of this, the process became a matter of routine without periodic review. It is clear that, over time,…
From 24 to 26 October, Prime Minister The Hon Anthony Albanese MP attended the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa. He was joined by Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs. It was the Prime Minister…
Foreign awards
The Guidelines concerning the acceptance and wearing of foreign honours and awards by Australians - PDF 359 KB on the Governor-General's website, outline the rules and process around whether…
Current ‘minimum standards’
Under the Workplace Gender Equality Act, the Minister sets the minimum standards in relation to gender equality indicators (section 19 of the Act).
The Workplace Gender Equality (Minimum Standards) Instrument…
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review (Beijing+30 Regional Review meeting) is being held in Bangkok from 19 to 21 November 2024.The…
Collaborating with stakeholdersGood advice and great policy are informed by a diverse range of voices, views and perspectives. They are strengthened through collaboration with those individuals, organisations or sectors that could either be affected…
PM&C provides support to the Prime Minister and our portfolio ministers and assistant ministers to engage with the community. This role requires our staff to have strong communication skills and expertise, as well as a deep understanding of…
Current approach
Australian employers are highly compliant with the Act. In the 2019-20 reporting period, 97.5 per cent of relevant employers complied with the Act. WGEA works closely with relevant employers to assist them in complying with their…
[TOC]Our commitmentOur websites aim to conform with:the Australian Government's Digital Service Standardthe World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 (WCAG 2.2) at level AA.Text to…
The Australian Government is committed to advancing women’s economic equality, including leading a national push to help close the gender pay gap.Economic equality between women and men is essential to achieving gender equality. Women in Australia…
Signed copies of these instruments are available in the attached PDF.Chalmers, James EdwardExecutive Council MemberI, DAVID JOHN HURLEY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, pursuant to section 62 of the Constitution,…
A key component of the national emergency is the rate at which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are being murdered and disappeared. While the availability of disaggregated data is limited, the information we do have…