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The 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires were a national trauma. The bushfire season brought devastation across our nation, the loss of 33 lives, the destruction of 3110 homes, unimaginable loss of wildlife and impacted communities across Australia. This…
Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024Host: Dr Angela Jackson, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants from…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has formally announced that the 2025 federal election will take place on Saturday 3 May 2025.With this announcement, and the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the Governor-General this morning,…
Date: Monday 13 May 2024Host: Professor Catherine Bennett, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: The roundtable brought together health research…
IntroductionThe HandbookThis Handbook provides an overview of current Federal Executive Council operations, in particular the preparation of documents for consideration by the Governor-General in Council.This edition replaces the 2019 version of the…
The Prime Minister today announced Dr Caralee McLiesh PSM will be the next Auditor‑General for Australia, with her 10-year term to commence on 4 November 2024.Dr McLiesh is currently the Secretary and Chief Executive of the…
Today, the Auditor-General for Australia, Mr Grant Hehir, has notified the Governor-General that he will resign from his position effective from 15 February 2024.Mr Hehir has served as Auditor-General since 2015.Mr Hehir’s distinguished career…
The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC CVO DSC (Retd), today announced the appointment of Mr Gerard Martin PSM as Official Secretary to the Governor‑General.Mr Martin will act in the role of Official Secretary…
In 2019, staff at the Department (PM&C) rebranded the staff diversity networks, which includes the Women’s Network, to establish a consistent look and feel.
The Women’s Network logo retained a “W” icon which staff had been using for a number of…
Australia has a short history of nationally legislated paid parental leave compared to other high income countries, with the exception of the USA (Baird & Williamson, 2010). In 2010 Australia introduced the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010. This was…
The Australian Government has released new and updated educational resources to strengthen knowledge of Australia’s national symbols.
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, the Hon Patrick Gorman MP, launched the resources on 3 September 2022…
Prior to his appointment, Professor Davis served as Chief Executive Officer of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Australia's largest charitable foundation with a mission to break the cycle of disadvantage.In his academic life, Professor Davis has…
The Public Service Medal (PSM) is an important element in the Australian honours system, recognising outstanding public service. Each year, up to thirty exceptional APS and government employees are formally recognised through the award of the PSM…
Date: Wednesday 29 May 2024Host: Professor Catherine Bennett, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together a range of participants…
Administrative Arrangements Order (AAOs) formally allocate executive responsibility among ministers. They set out which matters and legislation are administered by which department or portfolio.Amendments made 8 August 2019 and 1 December 2019.…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has launched an independent review of Commonwealth funding for national security strategic policy work.The scope of the review will include all Commonwealth funding to non-government organisations to…
Copyright StatementEvaluation of the National Women’s Alliances Model© Commonwealth of Australia 2023ISBN: 978-1-925365-31-3 (online) With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution…
The Office of Impact Analysis (OIA) has released a refreshed version of the Australian Government Guide to Policy Impact Analysis. Alongside a small name change (previously Australian Government Guide to Regulatory Impact Analysis), the guide has a…
Long-term Insights Briefings support the Australian Public Service (APS) to develop policies to fit the needs of the Australian community now and in the future by:exploring important and complex policy issuestaking in a wide range of…
At the invitation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Philippines on 8 September.The leaders held a constructive meeting, including signing the Australia-Philippines Strategic Partnership. They discussed…
The Quad Vaccine Partnership, in coordination with COVAX, WHO and UNICEF, provided access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Indo-Pacific at a critical stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.In Fiji, assistance provided by Quad partners enabled a strong national…
PM&C’s purpose is to improve the lives of all Australians through high quality advice and support to Government.We add value by:influencing what matterspromoting a whole of government and whole of nation perspectivesupporting good…
The Australian Government launched the new Australian Government Crisis Management Framework (AGCMF) at the 2024–25 Higher Risk Weather Season National Preparedness Summit last week.The Framework is the Australian Government’s capstone policy for…
On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, the Treasurer, the Hon Jim Chalmers MP, delivered the 2025–26 Budget.The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet contributes to several important initiatives announced in the Budget. Information is available on our…