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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 through discussion and consultation to resolve disputes…
On 5 February 2024, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet launched the Independent Review of Commonwealth funding for strategic policy work.The review will assess all Commonwealth funding to third party organisations that conduct national…
Over the years, Australia has made great progress towards gender equality including through implementation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984,[1] establishing the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), introducing paid parental leave, and…
Australia is committed to the United Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Australia's domestic approach to disaster risk reduction is guided by the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework, and implemented via National…
National Action Plan on Women, Peace and SecurityAustralia's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2021-2031 (WPS Plan) aims to support the human rights and participation of women and girls in global stability, including stability after…
The Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet advises a State Funeral for Dr Margaret Kemarre (MK) Turner OAM, will be held at 10am on Thursday 17 August 2023 at Atherreyurre (Telegraph Station) in Alice Springs…
Options to share time and use parental leave flexibly are emerging as key features in the research and in policy design overseas. Schemes overseas vary from hyper-flexibility, such as in portions of 1/8 of a full day in Sweden to one period of…
Australian states and territories have implemented procedures to facilitate access to birth registration and certificates, which under Australia's federated structure is a jurisdictional responsibility.ACT introduced revised Births, Deaths and…
The Australian Government must provide leadership and accountability for driving economic equality outcomes and embed gender equity into its decision making, budgeting and policy design, implementation and evaluation mechanisms.…
There is a process for creating a new honour or award in the Australian honours system. Once The King has given in-principle agreement for a new honour, a new award can be designed and made.
There are a number of steps in the process of…
Parents prefer a longer period of paid parental leave rather than a higher income payment and the national minimum wage level of payment is generally perceived as fair.[1] It is widely agreed by parents that time with family, especially with a…
Guiding recommendation: Build and maintain coordinated national public health emergency communication mechanisms to deliver timely, tailored and effective communications, utilising strong regional, local and…
This report focuses on parents’ experiences using Australia’s paid parental leave (PPL) scheme and their aspirations for the future of the national scheme, with an emphasis on the role of fathers. It provides research evidence to inform the Women’s…
Contact the relevant areas of the departments or agencies, to identify and analyse this data and determine its relevance to each policy item. Highly disaggregated data can be sensitive, and the Office for the National Data Commissioner has guidance…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet does not tolerate dishonest or fraudulent behaviour. We are committed to deterring, preventing and detecting such behaviour in the delivery of programmes to disadvantaged Australians.Fraud undermines…
PM&C supports the government to deliver its domestic reform agenda to benefit Australian families and communities, including through collaboration with states and territories through National Cabinet.Health has been National Cabinet’s first…
Special nature of Cabinet documentsCabinet documentation is any material departments and agencies prepare that is:intended for submission to the Cabinet (generally Cabinet submissions and attached material, including presentations)documents dealing…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department) handles your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). This Privacy Notice explains what information is collected when you interact with the…
The Australian Government must provide women in Australia with lifelong, accessible, flexible and affordable education and skill building. They must also remove existing disincentives and inequities that perpetuate industry and occupational…
Post-nominal entitlements
Many awards carry an entitlement for recipients to use indicative letters after their name - for example, ‘OAM’ for the Medal of the Order of Australia. These indicative letters are known as post-nominals.
Post-…
Establishment of the Defence and Veterans’ Services CommissionThe Defence and Veterans’ Services Commission will provide independent oversight and evidence-based advice to government on reforms to improve suicide prevention and wellbeing outcomes…
The Australian Government must invest in programs to address community attitudes and bias that prevent women’s full economic participation across a lifetime.Immediate actions7.1. Implement and resource the National…
The Australian Government is committed to gender responsive budgeting and putting gender equality and impacts on women at the centre of budget decision making. The resources on this page are designed to support the Australian Public…
Addressing workplace sexual harassmentMeasures taken to encourage reporting of sexual harassment in the workplace can be found in response to question 17c.The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2009 amended the Fair Work…
Safety and recovery for children and young peopleApproximately one child is killed as a result of family violence every fortnight in Australia.45Australia’s first National Child Maltreatment Study found that two thirds of Australians have been…