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The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration, public policy, and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the Government of Australia. [3]
[6] [7] The Order formed or re-confirmed government departments, as follows: The Department of Agriculture replacing the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; The Attorney-General's Department, assuming the arts functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
On 20 December 2017 the department was dissolved and its functions assumed by the newly formed Department of Jobs and Small Business. [2] The head of the department was the Secretary of the Department of Employment, Kerri Hartland, [4] who reported to the Minister for Employment, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash. [7]
Workforce Australia is an Australian Government-funded network of organisations (private and community, and originally also government) that are contracted by the Australian Government, through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), to deliver employment services to unemployed job seekers on Government income support payments and employers.
A departmental secretary works closely with the elected government minister that oversees the Commonwealth department or state government department in order to bring about policy and program initiatives that the government of day was elected to achieve. A departmental secretary works with other departments and agencies to ensure the delivery ...
Prior to the formalisation of the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff in 1972, the Prime Minister's Office was traditionally headed by a career public servant known as the Principal Private Secretary. The position of Principal Private Secretary functioned as a Chief of Staff and has been responsible for the management of relationships and ...
The Job-ready Graduates Package, introduced by the LNP Australian Government in 2020, aimed to reform higher education funding to better align with national labour market needs. The policy sought to incentivise students to enroll in courses with strong employment prospects by adjusting student contribution amounts and government subsidies.
This category focuses on the work of national and local governments in Australia. For other aspects of the political process in Australia see category:Politics of Australia . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.