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Australian National Flag Day, proclaimed in 1996 as a national day, celebrates the first time the flag was flown on 3 September 1901. On that day Prime Minister Edmund Barton announced the winners of a competition to design a flag…
The National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 (NACC Act) establishes the National Anti-Corruption Commission (the NACC). Further information is available on the NACC's website.At all stages of dealing with and handling a disclosure, staff…
COVID-19 Response Inquiry Summary: Lessons for the Next Crisis© Commonwealth of Australia 2024 ISBN: 978‑1‑925365‑58‑0 (online)Copyright NoticeThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0)Third…
Our symbols represent what is unique about the nation and reflect different aspects of our cultural life and history. The story of Australia's symbols is rich and colourful and fosters unity within Australian society.Australia's national symbols…
The care and support economy is one of the fastest growing parts of the Australian economy.To meet this growing demand, a significant reform agenda is underway across different parts of the sectors that make up the care and support economy - …
CultureRecommendation 1Appoint the right leaders. Recruit people whose behaviour is consistent with the APS Values.Recommendation 2Incentivise good leadership. Appraise performance of Secretaries and SES based on delivery of results and leadership…
2017 Australian Nudgeathon
The environment in which we operate is complex, multi-layered and susceptible to rapid change. In order for us to accomplish our mission, we must engage with risk. The Department’s approach to risk management focuses on deliberate and practical…
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’s performance reporting framework sets out what we intend to achieve over the 4-year period covered by this corporate plan (2024–25 to 2027–28), and reflects a range of qualitative and quantitative measures to demonstrate how we will…
Reporting periods for appointments and grants ordersThe reporting period as interpreted and prepared by PM&C for the Appointments and Grants orders commences the day after the previous reporting period ends and extends to two weeks before the…
The Framework is underpinned by the following principles and administrative arrangements to assist Australian Government decision-makers navigate priorities and decision-making in time-limited and challenging situations. These principles and…
The Governor-General appoints the secretary of a department on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Appointments are made by written instrument.The secretary of a department is a full-time public servant. Their roles and responsibilities are…
While there remains considerable uncertainty around the outlook, the Australian economy is well placed to navigate the economic challenges ahead. Domestically, inflation has moderated substantially from its peak in 2022, the unemployment rate…
PM&C will maintain the following important core foundations:the Enterprise Agreement 2024–27 employment provisions that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staffthe Mara Network, PM&C’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff…
Advance Australia Fair
Peter McCormick, the composer of Advance Australia Fair, was a patriotic young man who was determined that Australia should have its own national anthem. Inspired, he produced the words and music of Advance Australia Fair…
The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet has issued a request for flags to be flown at half-mast with immediate effect on Tuesday 13 December 2022. This is a mark of mourning for two Queensland Police Service officers who lost their…
2.1 Successive governments have accepted that, during the period preceding an election for the House of Representatives (the House), the Government assumes a ‘caretaker role’. This practice recognises that, with the dissolution of the House, the…
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-…
1770
The Union Jack was first raised in Australia on 29 April 1770 by Captain Cook at Stingray Harbour (later renamed Botany Bay).
1788
Governor Phillip hoisted this flag again on 26 January 1788 at Sydney Cove, marking the first European…
A State Memorial Service for the Honourable Peter Keaston Reith AM will take place at 1.00pm on Thursday 17 November 2022 at Saint Andrew’s Church, 228 New Street, Brighton, Victoria.
Mr Reith was the Minister for Defence (2001), Minister for…
Notification of agendasOnce the forward program and agendas are approved by the Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Division issues to ministers:an agenda for each meeting, showing the business to be considered, the ministers responsible for the items and…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises a State Memorial Service for the Honourable John Landy AC CVO MBE will take place at 10 am on Tuesday 20 December 2022.
Mr Landy lived an extraordinary life – serving two terms as State…
PM&C operates in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. There is inherent risk in everything we do and it is not possible, or necessarily desirable, to eliminate all risks. We strive to achieve the right balance between engaging with risk to…
Prior to the introduction of the Australian system of honours and awards, Australians could be appointed to British Orders.Timeline for Australia’s Honours and AwardsThe system of Australian honours was established in 1975. It replaced the…