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The Prime Minister recognises outstanding talent through a series of awards which celebrate outstanding Australian talent.
Presented every year, the Prime Minister’s Awards include:
Prime…
Professor Edward C. Holmes from the University of Sydney has won the 2021 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his groundbreaking work in COVID-19 research.
Professor Holmes was the first…
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
This is your opportunity to nominate your leaders, employees, colleagues and peers for Australia’s most prestigious science…
The best of Australian literature, history and poetry has been celebrated at the annual Prime Minister’s Literary Awards held at Sydney Opera House and via livestream.
The Awards have been presented in six categories – children's…
Do you know someone in Australia who is helping improve soil health and inspiring others? Nominations for the 2022 General Jeffery Soil Health Award are open.
Now in its second year, the award recognises the work…
Congratulations to The King's Birthday 2023 Honours List recipients who were announced today by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).The achievements of 1,192…
Congratulations to The Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List recipients, who were announced today by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC.The achievements of 992 Australians were…
The recipients of the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards have now been announced.
As with every year, these Australians are role models and highly-respected individuals who provoke change on issues of national importance but who…
Congratulations to the recipients in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List, who were announced today by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).The achievements of 1042…
Congratulations to the 737 recipients in The King's Birthday 2024 Honours List announced by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).The achievements of 493 Australians across…
On 14 August 2024, the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, announced 41 Australian Bravery Decorations in recognition of the courageous acts of 46 people.'Australian Bravery Decorations…
Our nation will be represented at this historic event by the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, the Prime Minister, and Ms Jodie Haydon, and by His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), the Governor-General, and Her…
Thirty-three inspirational Australians have been named as the national finalists for the Australian of the Year Awards.
Each of the national finalists have been nominated for an Australian of the Year Award by the National Australia…
Overall government results
At 30 June 2020, there were 343 Australian Government boards with 2,489 filled positions. Women filled 48.5 per cent of all board positions (1,206 positions were…
Each box represents a portfolio. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. However, there can be two departments in one portfolio.Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. Assistant …
Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. However, there can be two departments in one portfolio. The title of a…
Each box represents a portfolio. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. However, there can be two departments in one portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. Assistant…
Five specialist organisations representing women in all their diversity will share in $10.88 million to continue the work of the National Women’s Alliances from December 2024 to 30 June 2029.The grant recipients were chosen through…
Each award or medal has eligibility requirements. The agencies with responsibility for administering awards in the Australian honours system are:
The Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat at Government…
Since 30 June 2019, the Administrative Arrangements Order has changed on four occasions:
8 August 2019
Matters related to vocational education and training in schools, and youth affairs and programs (…
A State Memorial Service for Dr John Olsen AO OBE will be held at 10:30am on Monday 29 May 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.In 1977, Dr Olsen was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and in 2001 he…
The Public Service Medal (PSM) is an important element in the Australian honours system, recognising outstanding public service. Each year, up to thirty exceptional APS and government employees are formally recognised through the…
The three organisations with primary responsibility for administering Australia’s system of honours are:Honours and Symbols Section, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinetthe Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat,…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters. Strategic OutlookThe Board discussed government priorities, emerging risks and strategic…