2025-26
Our purpose (Corporate Plan 2025–26)
To support the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and our portfolio ministers to improve the lives of all Australians, advance Australia’s interests, and keep our country safe and prosperous.
Our outcome statement (Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 2025–26)
Provide high-quality policy advice and support to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, portfolio ministers and assistant ministers, including through coordination of government activities, policy development and program delivery.
Our programs (PBS 2025–26)
1.1: Prime Minister and Cabinet
Our key activities
Key activity 1
Provide informed, impactful and timely advice.
Key activity 2
Provide coordination and support for government priorities and initiatives.
Key activity 3
Enable Cabinet operations.
Our performance measures1
Key activity 1
- 1.1 Percentage of key stakeholders that are satisfied with PM&C’s advice.
- 1.2 Percentage of ministerial briefs provided within agreed timeframes.
- 1.3 Percentage of incoming ministerial correspondence triaged and assigned for appropriate action within 5 working days.
- 1.4 Percentage of Impact Analyses published by the Office of Impact Analysis within 5 business days of notification.
Key activity 2
- 2.1 Percentage of key stakeholders satisfied with the coordination and support provided by PM&C in the delivery of government priorities.
- 2.2 Percentage of key stakeholders satisfied with the coordination and support provided for international engagements.
- 2.3 PM&C effectively coordinates across government and reports on the implementation of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality (Working for Women).
- 2.4 PM&C effectively supports Commonwealth–State relations.
- 2.5 Annual review of the Australian Government Crisis Management Framework is undertaken in consultation with Australian Government agencies to ensure it remains fit for purpose.
- 2.6 Australian Government Consulting provides consulting services that benefit agencies across the Australian Government.
Key activity 3
- 3.1 Percentage of key stakeholders satisfied with PM&C’s support to the Cabinet and its committees.
- 3.2 PM&C provides effective secretariat support to the Cabinet and its committees.
Reporting on our progress in achieving our purpose
We will report our performance results in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2025–26.
Footnotes
- As foreshadowed in PM&C’s Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 2025–26, the department has reviewed its performance measures since the publication of the PBS. The measures for 2025–26 are presented in this corporate plan. A summary of changes from the previous reporting period can be found at Appendix A. Return to footnote 1 ↩