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The Australian Government comprises 20 portfolio departments, each representing a seat in the federal cabinet and leading its respective portfolio area: [4] [2] Attorney-General's Department; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Department of Defence; Department of ...
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The name of the government in the Constitution of Australia is the "Government of the Commonwealth". [15] This was the name used in many early federal government publications. [16] However, in 1965 Robert Menzies indicated his preference for the name "Australian Government" in order to prevent confusion with the new Commonwealth of Nations. [17]
The Prime Minister's Department was created in July 1911, initially on a small scale compared to other government departments of the day. [ 5 ] On 11 March 1968, Prime Minister John Gorton split off a section of the Prime Minister's Department to form the Department of the Cabinet Office with responsibility to service the Cabinet and the ...
The Cabinet of Australia, [a] also known as the Federal Cabinet, is the chief decision-making body of the Australian government.The Cabinet is selected by the prime minister and is composed of senior government ministers who administer the executive departments and ministries of the federal government.
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. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.