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The Gender Impact Assessment Template helps guide policy makers and support decision makers by ensuring that Gender Impact Assessments are consistent in their approach and include sufficient information to support decision making.The completed…
A Gender Impact Assessment provides decision makers with a transparent and clear understanding of the gendered impacts of the policy proposal. It also outlines where gender analysis has been used to inform the policy design to…
Cabinet submissionsA Cabinet submission is the documentation by which a minister puts a proposal to the Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee. The rules and procedures below apply to Cabinet Committees as well as the full Cabinet.Given the volume of…
The Government must ensure that women have financial security across their lives and are increasingly building lifetime wealth and economic equality.Immediate actions6.1. Co-design a comprehensive financial support…
Agencies are responsible for self-assessing the level of gender analysis their policies require. This quick reference guide is to assist policy makers to determine the level of gender analysis required and how this…
Australia’s transition to net zero will lead to major economic and workforce changes, particularly in our industrial regions.The Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024 was introduced into the House of Representatives on 27 March 2024…
Options to share time and use parental leave flexibly are emerging as key features in the research and in policy design overseas. Schemes overseas vary from hyper-flexibility, such as in portions of 1/8 of a full day in Sweden to one period of…
The key objective of gender analysis is to determine whether a policy has a gendered impact and what that impact is. Gender analysis requires policy makers to reflect on the direct and indirect impacts of the…
A rapid growth sector, historically undervaluedThe care and support economy is a significant contributor to employment, economic growth and societal well-being in Australia. Yet, care and support work has not traditionally been considered by…
The care and support economy—the provision of paid care and support—is one of the fastest growing parts of the Australian economy. There is enormous projected demand for care and support services across aged care, disability support, veterans’ care…
416. The management of excess employee provisions do not apply to non-ongoing employees or employees on probation.Meaning of excess employee417. An employee is excess to the requirements of PM&C if the Delegate determines:the employee is…
Appendix 1. Bonuses to incentivise fathers to use parental leaveSource: Individual Country Reports in Koslowski, A., Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufman, G. & Moss, P. (2022). International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2022.Nation…
To encourage both parents to use their full quota of leave some countries have introduced bonus policies of extra leave (Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal), financial bonuses (Austria, Croatia, France, Korea) or parenting…
All Cabinet Submissions and New Policy Proposals (NPPs) must be informed by gender analysis and include a Gender Analysis Summary. The Gender Analysis Summary must be included in the relevant…
All Cabinet Submissions and NPPs must include a Gender Analysis Summary – including when a Gender Impact Assessment is also required. The Gender Analysis Summary provides information to decision…
Assess demand and calculate the costTo build a firm foundation for expanding Australia’s approach to prevention, governments must provide adequate funding for DFSV services. For decades, however, services have been chronically…
OverviewIn 2024, the department saw the highest ever employee participation in the Census, with a 91% response rate providing valuable insights into employee sentiment. Overall, the results remained relatively consistent with 2023 and continued to…
Care and support work has traditionally been undervalued. Submissions to the Employment White Paper from care and support sector services, worker representatives and community organisations emphasised that low social status, low pay, and persisting…
Check against deliveryAcknowledgements Thank you Selina for your Welcome to Country.Please allow me to also acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of these unceded lands and recognise the many Aboriginal…
Not all people will be impacted by policies in the same way because of their gender. Gender inequality is experienced differently by different people. It can be compounded by other social factors and identities including characteristics or…
Care and support are activities that develop and maintain people’s capabilities, independence or quality of life. Across a person’s lifetime, these activities may span many areas, such as health, education or social care.The care and support economy…
Board achievementsA collegiate and collaborative BoardThe general view expressed in interviews was that the Board works well, is collegiate and collaborative, able to have honest discussions and sets a good tone across the APS.It has benefited from…
7.1 Political participation by officials7.1.1 The APS Values set out in the Public Service Act 1999 include the value of being ‘Impartial’, which states that “The APS is apolitical and provides the Government with advice that is frank, honest,…
The terms of reference, role description and/or conditions that apply to Mr. Cam’s appointment to the role of ambassador, including descriptions of his reporting requirements to the Federal Government;
Documentation outlining the selection…
On 27 March 2024, the Australian Government introduced two bills to Parliament focussed on accelerating our transition towards net zero.The Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024 (NZEA Bill) delivers on the Government’s commitment (announced by the…