Regional council mergers halted; Sydney mergers stand

No plebiscites.

14 February, 2017

Upton takes Local Government, Toole reincarnated in NSW cabinet

Full list of NSW Ministers.

30 January, 2017

The writing’s on the wall for Toole as Skinner quits

Off with his head, say opponents.

27 January, 2017

List: Turnbull’s mini ministerial reshuffle

Hunt gets Health and Sport.

18 January, 2017

Local Government promoted into Turnbull’s Cabinet

Back at the big table.

19 July, 2016

Turnbull ministry tweaks quietly demolish Abbott’s policy agenda

Subtle, smart reforms lead rebuilding

18 July, 2016

Turnbull Government 2.0 — New Ministry full list

New Cabinet revealed.

18 July, 2016

Australia’s public servants could rush to Britain’s aid following Brexit

Keep calm and carry on?

30 June, 2016

Stuart Robert for Human Services, Marise Payne for Defence

Stuart Roberts is the new Minister for Human Services.

21 September, 2015

Michaelia Cash: Friend or foe?

Union hopes for thaw in public sector enterprise bargaining.

21 September, 2015

Prime Minister cuts portfolio names and functions down to size

By Julian Bajkowski Less cluttered, better focused, more energetic. That was message to public servants and the electorate in Prime Minister elect Tony Abbott’s First Ministry announcement where not everyone gets a prize, and some portfolio ministries just plain disappear through downsizing likely to be mirrored in public service agency roles. “What I’ve tried to […]

16 September, 2013

Tony Abbott Cabinet and Ministry: Full list

FIRST ABBOTT MINISTRY As announced 16th September 2013 CABINET Prime Minister The Hon Tony Abbott MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Leader of the Nationals) The Hon Warren Truss MP Minister for Foreign Affairs (Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party) The Hon Julie Bishop MP Minister for Employment Minister Assisting the […]

16 September, 2013

Kevin Rudd’s New Ministry: The full list

By Staff Writers Newly appointed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced his Cabinet line-up, Minstries and Parliamentary Secretaries. As a number of official government and departmental websites are still in the process of being updated, as a service to readers Government News has published the full ministry list supplied to us by the Prime Minister's […]

1 July, 2013