Catherine Fiona King is an Australian politician serving as the Minister for Infrastructure,Transport,Regional Development and Local Government since 2022 and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ballarat since 2001. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and briefly served as a minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments in 2013. She served as Shadow Minister of Health from 2013 to 2019 and as Shadow Minister for Infrastructure,Transport and Regional Development from 2019 to 2022.
Defence Australia is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests. Along with the Australian Defence Force (ADF),it forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) and is accountable to the Commonwealth Parliament,on behalf of the Australian people,for the efficiency and effectiveness with which it carries out the Government's defence policy.
Services Australia,formerly the Department of Human Services and before that the Department of Social Security,is an executive agency of the Australian Government,responsible for delivering a range of welfare payments,health insurance payments,child support payments and other support services to eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents. Services Australia delivers social services through the government programs Centrelink,Medicare,the PBS and the Child Support Agency. Eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents can access many of these services through a myGov account.
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) is an Australian Government public service central department of state with broad ranging responsibilities,primary of which is for intergovernmental and whole of government policy coordination and assisting the prime minister of Australia in managing the Cabinet of Australia. The PM&C was established in 1971 and traces its origins back to the Prime Minister's Department established in 1911.
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) is the central public service department of New Zealand charged with providing support and advice to the governor-general,the prime minister and members of the Cabinet of New Zealand. The department is also charged with centrally leading New Zealand's "national security planning,which includes civil defence."
Stuart Rowland Robert is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Employment,Workforce,Skills,Small and Family Business from 2021 to 2022,following his appointment as Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2019. He was also appointed Acting Minister for Education and Youth in December 2021 and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fadden upon winning the seat at the 2007 federal election,until his resignation in May 2023.
Michael Pezzullo,is a former Australian public servant who served as Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs,from 2017 until 2023. Previous to this role he had been the Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and before that,the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. His role as Secretary of Home Affairs,and employment in the Australian Public Service,was terminated following a review which found he had breached the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct at least 14 times. He was also found to have engaged in "gossip and disrespectful critique" of ministers.
In Australia,a departmental secretary is the most senior public servant of an Australian Government or state government department. They are typically responsible for the day-to-day actions of a department.
Karen Lesley Andrews is an Australian politician who served in the Morrison government as Minister for Industry,Science and Technology from 2018 to 2021 and as Minister for Home Affairs from 2021 to 2022. She is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and has represented the Queensland seat of McPherson since the 2010 federal election. Andrews sits as a Liberal and previously served as an assistant minister in the Abbott and Turnbull governments. Before entering politics she was a mechanical engineer and industrial relations consultant.
The New South Wales Premier's Department,a department of the New South Wales Government,is responsible for leading the New South Wales public sector to deliver on the Government's commitments and priorities. The department provides administrative support that enables the cabinet to identify,design and implement a coordinated policy,project and reform agenda that boosts the efficiency,productivity and effectiveness across the State. The department consults and work closely with other New South Wales government departments,the Commonwealth Government,local government,business and the community to ensure responses to community needs are effective.
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT),formerly known as the Department of Planning,Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI),is a department of the Government of South Australia. The website was renamed as of 7 August 2020,but without a formal announcement of change of name or change in documentation about its governance or functionality.
Jan Elizabeth Adams is a senior Australian public servant who has served as the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade since July 2022. Adams is also a former Australian diplomat who served as the Australian Ambassador to Japan since October 2020. She was previously the Australian Ambassador to China from February 2016 to August 2019.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is a department of the Government of South Australia. It is the main agency supporting the Premier and Cabinet by developing policy and delivering their programs,and also carries the arts portfolio.
Kathryn Jane Campbell,is a former Australian public servant and a former senior officer in the Australian Army Reserve.
The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government interior ministry with responsibilities for national security,law enforcement,emergency management,border control,immigration,refugees,citizenship,transport security and multicultural affairs. The portfolio also includes federal agencies such as the Australian Border Force and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. The Home Affairs portfolio reports to the Minister for Home Affairs,currently held by Clare O'Neil,and was led by the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs,Mike Pezzullo,until his sacking in November 2023 for breaching the code of conduct. In 2022,the Australian Federal Police,Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Transaction and Analysis Center were de-merged from the department and moved to the Attorney General portfolio.
The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development was an Australian government department that existed between September 2013 and December 2017. Matters dealt with by the department included:infrastructure planning and coordination;transport safety;land transport;civil aviation and airports;maritime transport including shipping;administration of Australian territories;constitutional development of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory;regional programs;regional development;local government matters;and regional policy.
The Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) is a government department in Victoria,Australia. Commencing operation on 1 January 2019 as the Department of Transport (DOT),the DOT was formed in machinery of government changes made by Premier Daniel Andrews after the re-election of his Labor government at the 2018 Victorian state election. The re-shuffle saw the "super-ministry" Department of Economic Development,Jobs,Transport and Resources abolished and its functions reassigned to the DOT and Department of Jobs,Precincts and Regions.
The National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board (NCC) was the Australian Government strategic advisory board for the national economic recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally formed as the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission on 25 March 2020,Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the body as responsible for advising the government on public–private partnerships and coordination to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the pandemic in Australia. On 22 July 2020,the commission was renamed the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board to better reflect the advisory,not executive,nature of the body.
The Scott Morrison ministerial positions controversy was a major political scandal in Australia involving the former Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison. Following the 2022 Australian federal election,at which Morrison's government was defeated,it was revealed that Morrison had himself secretly appointed to five ministerial positions without the knowledge of the public or his own government. An inquiry conducted by former High Court Justice Virginia Bell recommended legislative changes to prevent such a consolidation of decision making occurring in the future. On 29 November 2023,the Ministers of State Amendment Act 2023 came into effect,requiring all future ministerial appointments and certain other appointments to be publicly notified.
