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Report of the 2017 Independent Intelligence Review

National Security
18th July 2017
The 2017 Independent Intelligence Review found that Australia’s intelligence agencies are highly capable and held in high regard by their international partner agencies. The Review also found that as a result of transforming geopolitical, economic, societal and technological changes, the intelligence community will be faced with challenges that will intensify over the coming decade. To ensure the intelligence community is best-placed to meet these challenges, the Review makes a series of...

Best Practice Regulation Report 2015-16

Regulation
13th July 2017
The 2015-16 Best Practice Regulation Report is the independent assessment of compliance with Australian Government and Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) best practice regulation requirements. Essentially, it considers whether a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared for each significant decision and whether it was published. It also includes information about Australian Government post-implementation reviews.

Towards 2025 An Australian Government strategy to boost women’s workforce participation

Office for Women
6th July 2017
Women’s workforce participation — an economic priority Increasing women’s workforce participation leads to better living standards for individuals and families, improves the bottom line of businesses and is a significant driver of national economic growth.i This is why, in 2014 under Australia’s presidency, G20 leaders committed to reduce the gender participation gap between men and women (aged 15–64) by 25 per cent by 2025 in their respective countries (the Brisbane goal). For Australia...

Towards 2025 An Australian Government Strategy to Boost Women’s Workforce Participation Implementation Plan 2017-18

Office for Women
6th July 2017
The inaugural 2017–18 Implementation Plan supports the rollout of Towards 2025: An Australian Government strategy to boost women’s workforce participation (the Strategy). The Strategy lays out the Australian Government’s roadmap to meet its target of reducing the gap in participation rates between women and men (aged 15-64) by 25 per cent by 2025. The Strategy is flexible, allowing the Government to adapt, adjust and determine the next steps based on monitoring and evaluation of existing and...

COAG 2016 National Summit on Reducing Violence against women and their Children

Office for Women
29th June 2017
The COAG National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children was the first of its kind. It brought COAG together with practitioners, academia, survivors, business and civil society in their shared efforts to address violence against women and their children. At the Summit, COAG and Women’s Safety Ministers joined with more than 150 experts and leaders to take stock of progress, consider best practice, and reaffirm their commitment to this issue. 

Report of the Australian Government Delegation to the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

Office for Women
22nd June 2017
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (the Commission) is a global policy-making body that is dedicated to advancing gender equality and the rights of women and girls across the world. Each year, representatives of United Nations (UN) Member States gather at the UN Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment worldwide.

Procedures for determining breaches of the APS Code of Conduct and the imposition of sanctions

Government
19th June 2017
Procedures for determining breaches of the APS Code of Conduct and the imposition of sanctions in accordance with section 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 (The Act).

Portfolio Budget Statements 2017 - 2018

PM&C
9th May 2017
Budget Initiatives and Explanations of Appropriations Specified by Outcomes and Programs by Entity: Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio. The 2017–18 Commonwealth Budget papers are available on the Budget 2017 website. Additional information Table 1.1 of the Portfolio Budget Statements includes appropriations sought for payment to the States, ACT, NT and local governments in Appropriation Bill No.2 2017-18. Outcome 2 – Program 2.2 Children and Schooling includes the National Partnership on...

2016 Progress Report - Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012-2018

Office for Women
28th April 2017
The Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012–2018 (National Action Plan) is a whole of government policy to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) and related Security Council resolutions that comprise the Women, Peace and Security agenda. The National Action Plan sets out actions Australia will undertake to: integrate a gender perspective into peace and security efforts; protect women’s and girls’ human rights, especially in relation to...

Gender Equality Action Plan

PM&C
26th April 2017
The only way that PM&C can fulfil its role to provide advice on how best to take advantage of the opportunities and challenges facing Australia, is by harnessing the skills, backgrounds and experiences of those within Australia’s diverse population.  The Australian Public Service Gender Equality Strategy (the Strategy) outlines the need for all Australian Government public service agencies to address gender inequality. The Strategy requires that agencies perform an honest...

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