PM&C’s performance reporting framework sets out what we intend to achieve over the 4-year period covered by this corporate plan (2025–26 to 2028–29) and reflects a range of qualitative and quantitative measures to demonstrate how we will deliver on our purpose. Figure 3 shows how our performance framework establishes the clear line of sight between the portfolio budget statements, corporate plan and annual report.
Figure 3: PM&C’s performance framework
How we measure our performance
| Portfolio Budget Statements 2025–26 | Corporate Plan 2025–26 | |
|---|---|---|
| What we do | Outcome 1: 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. | Purpose: 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. |
| How we do it | Program 1.1: Prime Minister and Cabinet | Key activities and performance measures
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How we monitor and report
Annual performance statements in PM&C’s Annual Report 2025–26.
Our purpose
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 key activities
We achieve our purpose through 3 key activities:
- provide informed, impactful and timely advice
- provide coordination and support for government priorities and initiatives
- enable Cabinet operations.
Our key activities reflect the way we work and the role PM&C plays in supporting the government.
Our approach to measuring performance
Our performance reporting framework provides detail on how we measure progress in achieving our purpose by identifying:
- performance measures that reflect the outcomes our key activities are intended to achieve
- targets for each performance measure to assess achievements over time
- methodologies and data sources to monitor results and track our overall progress.
PM&C is committed to producing accurate, accountable and transparent performance reporting. We continue to look for opportunities to develop and mature our performance reporting framework, and to strengthen how we present our performance information to the Parliament and the public. Changes made to the department’s performance measures and targets since the Corporate Plan 2024–25 are outlined at Appendix A.
Our performance measures
PM&C uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative performance information – as well as proxy measures where appropriate1 – to assess and report on our achievements.
Footnotes
- See ‘Note 1: Assessment of performance measures and targets’ in Appendix B for an explanation of why we use proxy measures.Return to footnote 1 ↩