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Currently the Workplace Gender Equality Act covers around 40 per cent of employees in Australia. The Workplace Gender Equality Act requires ‘relevant employers’ to report to WGEA. ‘Relevant employer’ is defined in section 3 of…
The primary purpose of this report is to assess the suitability of the National Women’s Alliance (NWA) model as a vehicle for bringing women’s voices to the Australian Government to inform policy development. More…
On 21 March 2025 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese released the unclassified report of the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review.The review was announced in September 2023 to ensure our intelligence…
Transfer of 2003 Cabinet recordsPM&C’s failure to provide the NAA with a complete set of 2003 Cabinet records was a result of administrative error, in part due to the circumstances particular to 2020 and in part due to systemic issues. Any…
At the Quad Leaders’ Summit on 24 September 2021, the Quad countries (Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America) launched the Quad Principles on Technology Design, Development, Governance and Use. We recognized and affirmed the…
The Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (Council) was convened virtually today, attended by:Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (Commonwealth)The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP (Commonwealth)The Hon Justine Elliot MP (…
The Australian Government is committed to creating a better, gender equal Australia for everyone. Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality (the Strategy) outlines where the Government will focus its efforts over the next…
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…
Not all people will be impacted by policies in the same way because of their gender. Gender inequality is experienced differently by different people. It can be compounded by other social factors and identities including characteristics or…
Funding has been provided to SECURITY4WOMEN INCORPORATED through programme 1.1 Office for Women, to deliver outcomes leading to improving gender equality.
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has accepted all recommendations for the department from the independent review into the 2020 transfer of 2003 Cabinet records to the National Archives of Australia (NAA).Secretary…
The most recently available data shows that gender inequality is pervasive, persistent and impacts public and private domains throughout a woman’s entire life course. Women experience a lifetime of economic inequality and insecurity…
Guiding recommendation: Decision‑making processes in a pandemic need to fully account for the broader health, economic and social impacts of decisions, and the changing level and nature of risk to inform escalation and de‑escalation…
An array of Australian literary works have been shortlisted for the 2021 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
The Awards acknowledge the significant contribution literature, history and poetry have in connecting us to Australian…
The first Long-term Insights Briefing explores how the APS could integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into public service delivery in the future, and how this might affect the trustworthiness of public service delivery. This background paper…
Funding has been provided to AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION through programme Office for Women, to deliver outcomes leading to improving gender equality.
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…
PM&C’s success is dependent on the quality of our workforce. Our people are the key to how the Department will continue to deliver a high standard of service and respond to transformational changes, a complex operating environment and…
Overview of the WGEA Review Report
This report proposes ten recommendations to accelerate progress on gender equality in workplaces and streamline reporting for employers to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
The…
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Australia is currently held back from reaching its full social and economic potential by pervasive and systemic gender inequality. Entrenched and rigid gender norms and enduring bias maintain a social context where gender inequality is assumed,…
Prime Minister Albanese has concluded a two day visit to Papua New Guinea where he joined Prime Minister James Marape for their first Annual Leaders’ Dialogue in Port Moresby. The visit was an opportunity to strengthen the close partnership between…
“We must face up to where we are falling short and look for new ways to do better … We must recognise that gender equality – while essential – does not safeguard against violence on its own. Indeed, even nations that lead the world on measures of…
In Australia, progress continues on improving gender equality in workplaces. The gender pay gap decreased from 18.6% a decade ago to 11.9% in 20241. Women’s workforce participation reached an all-time high of 63.5% in January 2025,…