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Feedback received from the community suggests that improving the performance of public service delivery through the use of AI offers a significant opportunity to build agency trustworthinessThe performance of public services – how well the system…
Guidance on matters for collective agreementCollective agreement can be sought at a Cabinet meeting or through ministerial correspondence.As a general rule, ministers should put before their colleagues the sorts of issues on which…
8.1 Tabling of and responses to reports8.1.1 Responses to outstanding parliamentary committee reports should be deferred during the caretaker period for action by the incoming government. Agencies may continue to undertake appropriate preparatory…
The committee recommends that the Australian Government identify as a matter of priority all Russian assets in Australia that are subject to sanctions, and assess what legislative changes are required to enable the transfer of these assets or…
Productivity is about obtaining more, or better, outputs for the same, or fewer, hours of work. In the context of workforce shortages and increasing demand for both quantity of services and higher quality of services, productivity is important to…
The committee recommends that the Australia Government adopts a default position that Defence materiel being retired or otherwise disposed of will be gifted to Ukraine unless there is a compelling case against this for an individual asset.Government…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.Workplace RelationsThe Australian Public Service Commissioner, Mr Peter Woolcott, updated the Board on the 6 October release of the…
Meeting timetableCabinet meets in the Cabinet room at Parliament House, Canberra, in most weeks of the year. Special Cabinet meetings may be held at other times and other places, as necessary, for example in Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in a…
Policy Goal: person-centred services that recognise those accessing care and support as individuals and deliver quality outcomesThe design of care and support services must focus on the needs of those who require the care and…
Date: Friday 14 June 2024Host: Dr Angela Jackson, Panel Member and Robyn Kruk AO, Panel Chair, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together…
The care and support economy includes aged care, disability support, Veterans' care and early childhood education and care.It is part of the health care and social assistance industry, which accounts for 15% of Australia's workforce and…
Stop perpetrators weaponising systems“I’m trapped by the system. I have to deal with ongoing abuse via my children until they’re 18 … I am not able to escape the abuse completely because of the systems in place that support the abuser…. It’s a life…
The Secretaries Board met at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.Closing the GapThe Board held a strategic discussion with Ms Pat Turner AM, convenor of the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
7.1 Political participation by officials7.1.1 The APS Values set out in the Public Service Act 1999 include the value of being ‘Impartial’, which states that “The APS is apolitical and provides the Government with advice that is frank, honest,…
Assess demand and calculate the costTo build a firm foundation for expanding Australia’s approach to prevention, governments must provide adequate funding for DFSV services. For decades, however, services have been chronically underfunded. As…
The structure of the Australian intelligence community
The organisational structure of the Australian Intelligence Community has been based upon two principles designed to ensure its integrity, objectivity and effectiveness:
The separation…
Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence is rapidly evolvingTechnological innovations have driven world GDP growth over the past millennium, and with each wave of technological advancement, the way humans live, work and relate to each other…
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…
1. PM&C commitmentThe Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Department) is committed to enabling a safe and respectful working environment, characterised by a workforce that upholds the highest standards of ethical and accountable…
During the caretaker period, the business of government continues and ordinary matters of administration still need to be addressed. Note: The advice in this document is identical in most respects to the Guidance…
"AI cannot make human-centred decisions and cannot understand wants or be empathetic" (Workshop participant)Emerging technologies such as AI may fundamentally shape not just how public services are designed, but how people interact with government.…
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…
1.1 The Guidance on Caretaker Conventions is intended to explain the longstanding conventions and practices of the caretaker period and to provide advice for the appropriate handling of business by Australian Government agencies…
These recommendations centre on the development of strategic advice on options to strengthen the NWA model and delivery of its objectives and outcomes.ResourcingEstablish options to increase and extend grant funding for the…
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…