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National Cabinet also agreed that the COVID-19 vaccine is not currently planned to be mandatory for aged care workers, but may become so later, noting concerns from the industry that it should be mandatory. [27] 4 June 2021: National Cabinet met to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response and changes to the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy. [28]
Cabinet meetings are chaired by the prime minister, and a senior public servant is present to write the minutes and record decisions. Since 1942, every member of the Cabinet has been a member of the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia, or the National Party of Australia.
Members of the cabinet are selected by the prime minister and may be added or removed at any time, usually through a cabinet reshuffle. [41] Cabinet meetings are strictly private and occur once a week where vital issues are discussed and policy formulated. The cabinet is not a legal entity; it exists solely by convention.
The National Security Committee (NSC), also known as the National Security Committee of Cabinet, [1] is the paramount decision-making body for national security and major foreign policy matters in the Australian Government. It is a committee of the Cabinet of Australia, though decisions of the NSC do not require the endorsement of the Cabinet ...
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
The Cabinet of Australia is the council of senior ministers, responsible to the Parliament. The ministers are appointed by the governor-general, on the advice of the prime minister, who serve at the former's pleasure. [59] Cabinet meetings are strictly private and occur once a week where vital issues are discussed and policy formulated.
The administration conducted a review of all Cabinet agency notification plans following Defense Secretary Austin's failure to notify the White House that he was in the hospital.
The Federal Executive Council is a body established by section 62 of the Australian Constitution to advise the governor-general of Australia, [1] [2] on the matters of the federal government. The council comprises, at least notionally, all current and former Commonwealth ministers and assistant ministers.