DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER & CABINET

National Leadership • Whole‑of‑Government Coordination • Strategic Reform

 

🔵 OVERVIEW

The Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C) provides national leadership, whole‑of‑government coordination, and strategic oversight of Australia’s reform, governance, and performance systems. PM&C ensures that government decisions are unified, evidence‑based, transparent, and aligned with national priorities.

 

🟦 PURPOSE

  • Strengthen national governance and accountability

  • Coordinate whole‑of‑government policy and reform

  • Lead crisis response and national risk management

  • Support the Prime Minister, Cabinet, and Parliament

  • Deliver transparent, people‑centred governmentBuild capability across the Australian Public Service

🧭 CAPABILITY MAP

Core capabilities that define PM&C’s national leadership role.

Strategic Policy & Reform Integration

  • Whole‑of‑Government Strategy

  • Cross‑Portfolio Reform Programs

  • National Priorities Alignment

  • Policy Intelligence & Forecasting

  • Predictive Modelling

  • Parliamentary Budget Office alignment

. National Risk, Crisis & Security

  • Crisis Coordination Centre

  • National Risk Monitoring

  • Emergency Response Integration

  • Cyber Resilience

  • Digital Threat Detection

  • Office of National Intelligence (ONI)

Public Transparency & Performance

  • National Dashboards

  • Real‑Time Performance Visibility

  • Open Data Systems

  • Public Reporting

  • Audit & Transparency Upgrades

  • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)

Public Transparency & Performance

  • National Dashboards

  • Real‑Time Performance Visibility

  • Open Data Systems

  • Public Reporting

  • Audit & Transparency Upgrades

  • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)

First Nations Affairs

  • Policy Coordination

  • Funding & Program Delivery

  • Community Partnerships

  • Cultural Capability & Leadership

  • Local Decision‑Making

  • Data Sovereignty

Business Operations Portfolio

  • HR, Finance, ICT, Security

  • Ministerial Services

  • Cabinet Workflow Support

  • Governance Systems

  • Interdepartmental Coordination

  • APS Workforce Capability

Office for Men (included as per your navigation structure)

  • Men’s Health & Wellbeing

  • Workforce Participation & Skills Pathways

  • Family Support & Fatherhood Initiatives

  • Social Outcomes & Community Capability

  • Early Intervention & Prevention Programs

  • National Equity & Inclusion Frameworks

Office for Women

  • Women’s Safety & Economic Participation

  • Workforce Equality

  • Leadership & Representation

  • National Gender Policy Framework

🟫 9. National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)

  • Community‑Led Development

  • Cultural Safety

  • Local Economic Capability

  • Reintegration & Community Justice Models

PORTFOLIO AGENCIES

  • Australian Public Service Commission

  • Office for Men

  • Office for Women

  • National Indigenous Australians Agency

  • Office of National Intelligence

  • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

  • Parliamentary Budget Office

  • Department of the House of Representatives

  • Department of the Senate

  • Business Operations Portfolio

💰 COSTINGS & OPERATIONS

  • Portfolio administration

  • APS capability uplift

  • National dashboards & data systems

  • Crisis coordination infrastructure

  • Governance & integrity systems

  • Intergovernmental agreements

  • Parliamentary support services

🧩 REFORM PRIORITIES

  • Strengthen national governance and accountability

  • Modernise Cabinet and parliamentary workflows

  • Build APS capability and performance systems

  • Deliver transparent, real‑time public reporting

  • Integrate cross‑government reform programs

  • Improve national crisis and risk coordination

  • Strengthen First Nations partnerships and outcomes

  • Expand national equity frameworks (Men, Women, Families)

  • Equal rights for single parent fathers and support netwoks

🗺️ STRATEGIC ROADMAP

Immediate (0–12 months)

  • Restore governance systems

  • Launch national performance dashboards

  • Integrate Office for Men into PM&C capability

  • Strengthen Cabinet workflow systems

Medium Term (1–3 years)

  • APS capability uplift

  • National risk & crisis modernisation

  • Whole‑of‑government reform alignment

Long Term (3–10 years)

  • Fully unified national governance system

  • Transparent, real‑time public reporting

  • Mature cross‑portfolio reform architecture