This is a list of Australian Commonwealth Government departments, bureaus, authorities and commissions.

A new Government led by the Leader of the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, the Hon Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard

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 MP, was sworn in by the Governor-General of Australia

Governor-General of Australia

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth...

 on 24 June 2010. The new Government has changed the structure and portfolios of a number of agencies.

From September 2010

Based on the Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 September 2010, Departments are:

• The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
  The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian government department. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s role is to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural, fisheries, food and forestry industries...
  
  
• The Attorney General's Department
  Attorney-General's Department (Australia)
  The Attorney-General's Department is an Australian Government Department. Its role is to serve the people of Australia by providing essential expert support to the Government in the maintenance and improvement of Australia's system of law and justice...
  
  
• The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
• The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
  Department of Climate Change (Australia)
  The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency is an Australian Government department, currently led by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet...
  
  
• The Department of Defence
  Department of Defence (Australia)
  The Australian Department of Defence is a Federal Government Department. It forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation along with the Australian Defence Force . The Defence mission is to defend Australia and its national interests...
  
  
• The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
• The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
• The Department of Finance and Deregulation
• The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
  The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is a department of the government of Australia charged with advancing the interests of Australia and its citizens internationally...
  
  
• The Department of Health and Ageing
  Department of Health and Ageing (Australia)
  The Department of Health and Ageing is an Australian Government department. Its role is to oversee the running of Australia including supporting universal and affordable access to medical, pharmaceutical and hospital services, while helping people to stay healthy through health promotion and...
  
  
• The Department of Human Services
  Department of Human Services (Australia)
  The Department of Human Services is an Australian Government agency which is responsible for delivering a range of welfare, social services, health services and other services for the Australian Government....
  
  
• The Department of Immigration and Citizenship
• The Department of Infrastructure and Transport
• The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
• The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
  Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)
  The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is an Australian Government department. The Department was first established in 1911...
  
  
• The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
• The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
  Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (Australia)
  The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism is an Australian Government department. It deals with:*Energy policy*Mineral and energy industries, including oil and gas, and electricity*National energy market...
  
  
• The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
• The Department of the Treasury
  Department of the Treasury (Australia)
  The Department of the Treasury is an Australian Government department. Its role is to focus and develop economic policy.-History:The Commonwealth Treasury was established in Melbourne in January 1901....
  
  
• The Department of Veterans' Affairs
  Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia)
  The Department of Veterans' Affairs is an Australian Government department. Within its portfolio is:*Australian War Memorial*Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Commission*Office of Australian War Graves*Repatriation Commission...
  
  

Ministers

• Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
  The current Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig.-Portfolio responsibilities:The minister administers his portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and its component bodies:...
  
  
• Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Department

• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
  The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian government department. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s role is to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural, fisheries, food and forestry industries...
  
  
  • Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics , is located in Canberra, Australia. ABARE, established in 1945, is an Australian government economic research agency, it is also involved in commercial consultancy.Their mission is:...
    
    
  • Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
    Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
    The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service is the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian quarantine laws...
    
    
  • Biosecurity Australia
    Biosecurity Australia
    Biosecurity Australia is an arm of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. It provides science based quarantine assessments and policy advice to protect Australian agricultural industry, and to enhances Australia's access to international animal and plant...
    
    
  • Bureau of Rural Sciences
    Bureau of Rural Sciences
    The Bureau of Rural Sciences is a scientific agency within the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.The BRS provides scientific advice to government in support of more profitable, competitive and sustainable use of Australia's Natural Resources. The BRS is an important...
    
    

Other portfolio bodies

• Australian Egg Corporation
  Australian Egg Corporation
  The Australian Egg Corporation Limited is the major marketer of eggs in Australia. It is a producer-owned corporation, representing approximately 400 commercial egg producers and based in Sydney. The activities of AECL include marketing, research and development, and policy services...
  
  
• Australian Fisheries Management Authority
  Australian Fisheries Management Authority
  The Australian Fisheries Management Authority is the Australian Government statutory agency responsible for the management and sustainable use of fisheries resources and for combating illegal fishing activities in Australian waters .-History:The Australian Fisheries Management Authority was...
  
  
• Australian Landcare Council
• Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited
• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (formerly National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals)
• Australian Pork Limited
• Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
  Wine Australia , is an Australian Government authority that promotes and regulates the Australian wine industry. It was created in 1981 to replace the Australian Wine Board after the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980, now the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 was passed...
  
  
• Australian Wool Innovation Limited
• Cotton Research and Development Corporation
• Dairy Adjustment Authority
• Dairy Australia
• Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
• Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation
• Grains Research and Development Corporation
  Grains Research and Development Corporation
  Grains Research and Development Corporation is an Australian research statutory corporation founded in 1990 under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act, 1989 . It is funded by the Australian government and a levy on graingrowers, which is determined by the industry's peak...
  
  
• Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
• Horticulture Australia Limited
• Land & Water Australia
  Land & Water Australia
  Land & Water Australia was a Statutory Corporation established under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act of 1989. Its primary focus was to organise and fund research and development activities which improved the long term productive capacity, sustainable use, management...
  
  
• Meat and Livestock Australia
  Meat and Livestock Australia
  Meat & Livestock Australia is a producer-owned company which promotes and provides research for the red meat and livestock industry in Australia.Its marketing activities include appearances by "Lambassador" Sam Kekovich.-References:...
  
  
• Murray-Darling Basin Commission
  Murray-Darling Basin Commission
  The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is the principal government agency in charge of managing the Murray-Darling Basin in an integrated and sustainable manner. The Authority is the statutory agency that manages, in conjunction with the Basin states, the Murray–Darling Basin’s water resources in the...
  
  
• Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
• National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare
• National Land and Water Resources Audit
• National Rural Advisory Council
• Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
• Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority
• Plant Breeder's Rights Office
• Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council
• Primary Industries Ministerial Council
• Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
  Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
  The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation is an Australian statutory Corporation formed in July 1990 under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989...
  
  
• Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel
• Sugar Research and Development Corporation
• Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
• Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority
• Wheat Export Authority
  Wheat Export Authority
  The Export Wheat Commission was a statutory authority of the Australian government. The EWC was established on 1 October 2007 and superseded the Wheat Export Authority...
  
  

Ministers

• Attorney-General
  Attorney-General of Australia
  The Attorney-General of Australia is the first law officer of the Crown, chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia and a minister of the Crown. The Attorney-General is usually a member of the Federal Cabinet, but there is no constitutional requirement that this be the case since the...
  
  
• Minister for Home Affairs
  Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Home Affairs has been Brendan O'Connor since 6 June 2009. The Home Affairs portfolio brings together agencies such as the Australian Customs Service , the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which were previously the...
  
  
• Minister for Justice
  Minister for Justice (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Justice is the Hon Brendan O'Connor MP. The position supports the Attorney-General. Michael Tate was appointed the first minister with this title on 18 September 1987 and there have ministers with responsibilities for justice ever since except between 3 December 2007...
  
  
• Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information

Other portfolio bodies

• Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  The Administrative Appeals Tribunal is an Australian tribunal which provides for quasi-judicial review of administrative decisions by the Australian federal government. It is not a court and not part of the Australian court hierarchy, however its decisions are subject to review by the Federal...
  
  
• Administrative Review Council
• Australian Crime Commission
  Australian Crime Commission
  The Australian Crime Commission is an Australian Government national criminal intelligence and investigation agency. It was formulated under the Australian Crime Commission Act which came into effect on 1 January 2003, establishing the ACC as a national statutory authority to combat serious and...
  
  
• Australian Customs Service
  Australian Customs Service
  The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service is the Australian Federal Government agency responsible for managing the security and integrity of the Australian border, facilitating the movement of legitimate international travellers and goods, and collecting border-related duties and...
  
  
• Australian Federal Police
  Australian Federal Police
  The Australian Federal Police is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. Although the AFP was created by the amalgamation in 1979 of three Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, it traces its history from Commonwealth law enforcement agencies dating back to the federation of...
  
  
• Australian Government Solicitor
  Australian Government Solicitor
  Australian Government Solicitor, previously known as Commonwealth Deputy Crown Solicitor, is a law firm that provides legal services to the Government of Australia, and occasionally to governments of the states and territories of Australia...
  
  
• Australian Human Rights Commission
• Australian Institute of Criminology
  Australian Institute of Criminology
  The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. The Institute seeks to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.The functions of the AIC include...
  
  
• Australian Law Reform Commission
  Australian Law Reform Commission
  The Australian Law Reform Commission is an Australian independent statutory body established to conduct reviews into the law of Australia and advocate options for law reform...
  
  
• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
  The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is Australia's national security service, which is responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically-motivated violence, attacks on the Australian defence system, and...
  
  
• Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
  Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
  Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre is an Australian government agency, established in 1989 under the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 and continued in existence under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006...
  
  
• Border Protection Command
  Border Protection Command (Australia)
  The Australian Government's Border Protection Command is a multi-agency command which was established in 2005 to coordinate the protection of Australia’s offshore assets...
  
   (also Defence)
• Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
• Copyright Tribunal
• Criminology Research Council
• CrimTrac
  CrimTrac
  The CrimTrac Agency was established in July 2000 to facilitate data and information sharing within the Australian policing environment via new and existing information systems...
  
  
• Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
• Director of Public Prosecutions
• Family Law Council
• Federal Costs Advisory Committee
• Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal
• Insolvency and Trustee Service, Australia
• International Legal Services Advisory Council
• Ministerial Council on the Administration of Justice
• National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council
• National Counter Terrorism Committee
• National Native Title Tribunal
  National Native Title Tribunal
  The National Native Title Tribunal is an independent body that assists people to reach timely and effective outcomes for disputes about native title in Australia....
  
  
• Office of Film and Literature Classification
  • Classification Board
  • Classification Review Board
• Office of Parliamentary Counsel
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner
  Office of the Privacy Commissioner
  The Office of the Privacy Commissioner was an Australian Government agency, until 31 October 2010 when it ceased to exist, its functions and staff being absorbed by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner which came into existence and commenced operations on 1 November 2010....
  
  
• Standing Committee of Attorneys-General

Ministers

• Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
  Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Australia)
  The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is currently Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy. He replaced Senator the Hon Helen Coonan on 3 December 2007.-Portfolio:...
  
  
• Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity

Department

• Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

Other portfolio bodies

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
  
  
• Australian Communications and Media Authority
  Australian Communications and Media Authority
  The Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government statutory authority within the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio...
  
  
• Australian Postal Corporation
• NBN Co Limited
  NBN Co Limited
  NBN Co is an Australian government-owned corporation tasked to design, build and operate Australia's National Broadband Network.-Establishment:NBN Co was established on under the name of its company number, "A.C.N. 136 533 741 Limited"...
  
  
• Special Broadcasting Service
  Special Broadcasting Service
  The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
  
   (SBS)

Ministers

• Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
• Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Ministers

• Minister for Defence
  Minister for Defence (Australia)
  The Minister for Defence of Australia administers his portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Stephen Smith is the current Minister.-Ministers for Defence:...
  
  
• Minister for Veterans' Affairs
  Minister for Veterans' Affairs (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs oversees income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than 400,000 veterans and their widows, widowers and dependants....
  
  
• Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
  Minister for Defence Science and Personnel (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel is Warren Snowdon, who was appointed on 14 September 2010, following the 2010 election. The ministry is part of the porfolio of the Minister for Defence and is administered through the Department of Defence.-Ministers for Defence Personnel:...
  
  
• Minister for Defence Materiel
  Minister for Defence Materiel (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Defence Materiel is Jason Clare, who was appointed on 14 September 2010. The ministry is part of the portfolio of the Minister for Defence and is administered through the Department of Defence...
  
  

Departments

• Department of Defence
  Department of Defence (Australia)
  The Australian Department of Defence is a Federal Government Department. It forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation along with the Australian Defence Force . The Defence mission is to defend Australia and its national interests...
  
  
  • Australian Defence Force
    Australian Defence Force
    The Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units...
    
    
    • Royal Australian Air Force
      Royal Australian Air Force
      The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
      
      
    • Australian Army
      Australian Army
      The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
      
      
    • Royal Australian Navy
      Royal Australian Navy
      The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
      
      
  • Defence Science and Technology Organisation
    Defence Science and Technology Organisation
    The Defence Science and Technology Organisation is a branch of the Australian Department of Defence which researches and develops technologies for use in the Australian defence industry....
    
    
  • Intelligence and Security
    • Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
      Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
      The Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for the tasking , exploitation , and dissemination of geospatial intelligence...
      
      
    • Defence Intelligence Organisation
      Defence Intelligence Organisation
      The Defence Intelligence Organisation is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for assessing intelligence obtained from or provided by other Australian and foreign intelligence agencies, supporting Defence and Government decision-making and the planning and conduct of Australian...
      
      
    • Defence Signals Directorate
      Defence Signals Directorate
      Defence Signals Directorate is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence and information security .-Overview:According to its website, DSD has two principal functions:...
      
      
    • Defence Security Authority
      Defence Security Authority
      The Defence Security Authority is an agency in the Defence Intelligence and Security Group of the Australian Department of Defence responsible for protective security, providing vetting services, developing security policy, investigating major security incidents and monitoring security performance...
      
      
  • Defence Materiel Organisation
    Defence Materiel Organisation
    The Defence Materiel Organisation is the Australian Government agency responsible for the acquisition, through-life support and disposal of equipment for the Australian Defence Force...
    
    
• Department of Veterans' Affairs
  Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia)
  The Department of Veterans' Affairs is an Australian Government department. Within its portfolio is:*Australian War Memorial*Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Commission*Office of Australian War Graves*Repatriation Commission...
  
  

Other portfolio bodies

• Defence
  • Office of Reserve Service Protection
  • Australian Defence Force Academy Consultative Council
  • Australian Oceanographic Data Centre
  • Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee
  • Australian Maritime Defence Council
  • Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund
  • Border Protection Command
    Border Protection Command (Australia)
    The Australian Government's Border Protection Command is a multi-agency command which was established in 2005 to coordinate the protection of Australia’s offshore assets...
    
     (also Attorney-General's)
  • Capability Development Advisory Forum
  • Commercial Support Consultative Forum
  • Contracting Consultative Forum
  • Defence Exporters Council
  • Defence Families of Australia
  • Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority
  • Defence Housing Authority
  • Defence Reserves Support Council
  • Defence Materiel Organisation
    Defence Materiel Organisation
    The Defence Materiel Organisation is the Australian Government agency responsible for the acquisition, through-life support and disposal of equipment for the Australian Defence Force...
    
    
  • Frontline Defence Services
  • Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees No. 1
  • RAAF Veterans' Residence Trust
  • RAAF Welfare Trust Fund
  • Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund
• Veterans' Affairs
  • Australian War Memorial
    Australian War Memorial
    The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in the wars of the Commonwealth of Australia...
    
    
  • Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Commission
  • Office of Australian War Graves
    Office of Australian War Graves
    The Office of Australian War Graves is a branch within the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs and was formed on January 1, 1975. The OAWG acts as Australian agent for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ....
    
    
  • Repatriation Commission
  • Repatriation Medical Authority
  • Review of Service Delivery Arrangements
  • Specialist Medical Review Council
  • Veterans' Review Board
  • Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service

Ministers

• Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
• Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
  Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
  The Australian Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth has responsibilities which include the following areas:*Education policy and programs including schools, vocational, higher education and Indigenous education, but excluding migrant adult education*Education and training...
  
  
• Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare
• Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development

Department

• Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Other portfolio bodies

• Accreditation Decisions Review Committee
• Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
• Australian Fair Pay Commission
  Australian Fair Pay Commission
  The Australian Fair Pay Commission was an Australian legislative body created under the Howard Government's "WorkChoices" industrial relations law in 2006 to set the minimum rate of pay for workers...
  
  
• Australian Industrial Relations Commission and Australian Industrial Registry
• Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Ltd (Teaching Australia)
• Australian Learning and Teaching Council
• Australian National University
  Australian National University
  The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
  
  
• Business-Industry-Higher Education Collaboration Council
• Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation
• Comcare
  Comcare
  Comcare is a statutory authority of the Australian Federal Government established under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and covered by the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997...
  
  
• Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal
• Fair Work Ombudsman
  Fair Work Ombudsman
  The Fair Work Ombudsman is the central point of contact for free advice and information on the Australian national workplace relations system. The Fair Work Ombudsman also investigates workplace complaints and enforces compliance with national workplace laws....
  
  
• National Workplace Relations Consultative Council
• Office of Australian Building and Construction Commissioner
• Remuneration Tribunal Secretariat
• Safe Work Australia
  Safe Work Australia
  Safe Work Australia began its operations as an independent agency on 1 November 2009. It is responsible for the improvements in work health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements across the whole of Australia. Safe Work Australia also gives effect to the Intergovernmental Agreement for...
  
  
• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
• Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority)
• Workplace Authority
• Workplace Relations Ministers Council

Ministers

• Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Family, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has been Jenny Macklin since December 2007.-Portfolio:...
  
  
• Minister for Housing
  Minister for Housing (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness is Mark Arbib, who was appointed on 14 September 2010, following the Labor Party's win at the 2010 election...
  
  
• Minister for the Status of Women
  Minister for the Status of Women (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Status of Women is Kate Ellis, who was appointed on 14 September 2010. The ministry is administered through the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs....
  
  
• Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness
• Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers
• Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services

Department

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Other portfolio bodies

• Commonwealth, States, Territories and New Zealand Ministers' Conference on the Status of Women
• Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference
• Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council
• Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
• Housing Ministers' Conference
• Ministerial Council on Gambling
• National Housing Supply Council
• Repatriation Reference Committee
• Social Security Appeals Tribunal

Indigenous

• Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
  Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
  The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination has been a division within the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs from 24 January 2006...
  
   (OIPC)
  • Indigenous Coordination Centres
    Indigenous Coordination Centres
    Indigenous Coordination Centres or ICCs are regional offices of the Australian Government Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination.-External links:**...
    
     (ICC)
• Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
  Torres Strait Regional Authority
  The Torres Strait Regional Authority is an Australian Government body established to administer the Torres Strait Islands.The TSRA consists of 20 elected representatives....
  
  
• Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC)
• Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
• Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
• Anindilyakawa Land Council
• Central Land Council
  Central Land Council
  The Central Land Council is an Indigenous Land Council that represents the indigenous people of the southern half of the Northern Territory of Australia, predominantly in land issues...
  
  
• Northern Land Council
  Northern Land Council
  The Northern Land Council is in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It has its origins in the struggle of Australian Aboriginal people for rights to fair wages and land. This included the strike and walk off by the Gurindji people at Wave Hill, cattle station in 1966. The head...
  
  
• Tiwi Land Council
  Tiwi Land Council
  The Tiwi Land Council was established following requests by the Tiwi people for recognition of their distinct geographic and cultural identity. These representations were a consequence of the which came into operation on 26 January 1977....
  
  
• Indigenous Business Australia
• Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
• Township Leasing
• Aboriginal Benefit Account Advisory Committee
• Aboriginal Hostels Limited
• Defunct see OIPC
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
    The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives...
    
     (ATSIC)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services was part of the now disbanded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.It was responsible for service provision under Australian Government programs for Indigenous Australians...
    
     (ATSIS)

Ministers

• Minister for Finance and Deregulation
• Special Minister of State
  Special Minister of State
  The Special Minister of State , currently the Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity is a ministerial portfolio in the Australian Government Department of Finance and Deregulation responsible for various parliamentary, electoral, financial and oversight affairs.Other areas...
  
  
• Minister Assisting on Deregulation

Departments

• Department of Finance and Deregulation
• Department of Human Services
  Department of Human Services (Australia)
  The Department of Human Services is an Australian Government agency which is responsible for delivering a range of welfare, social services, health services and other services for the Australian Government....
  
  

Other portfolio bodies

• Finance
  • Australian Electoral Commission
    Australian Electoral Commission
    The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections and referendums. State and local government elections are overseen by the Electoral Commission in each state and territory.The Australian Electoral Commission...
    
    
  • Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation
  • Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust
  • Australian Industry Development Corporation
  • Australian Political Exchange Council
  • Australian Procurement and Construction Ministerial Council
  • Australian Reward Investment Alliance
  • Australian River Co. Limited
  • Chief Information Officer Committee
  • Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper)
  • CSS Board
  • PSS Board
  • Future Fund Management Agency
  • Medibank Private Ltd
  • Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust
  • Parliamentary Budget Office

Ministers

• Minister for Foreign Affairs
  Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)
  In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Foreign Affairs is responsible for overseeing the international diplomacy section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In common with international practice, the office is often informally referred to as Foreign Minister...
  
  
• Minister for Trade
  Minister for Trade (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Trade has been Dr. Craig Emerson since 14 September 2010.-Portfolio:Currently the Minister for Trade administers the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate Department of Trade...
  
  
• Parliamentary Secretary for Trade
• Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs

Department

• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
  The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is a department of the government of Australia charged with advancing the interests of Australia and its citizens internationally...
  
  

Other portfolio bodies

• Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
  Australian Agency for International Development
  AusAID is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid program...
  
  
• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research is an Australian Government Statutory Authority that operates within the portfolio of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
  
  
• Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
  Australian Trade Commission
  The Australian Trade Commission or Austrade, is the Australian government trade and investment development agency, a statutory authority administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade , with offices in overseas embassies and consulates and representative arrangements in some other...
  
  
• Australian Secret Intelligence Service
  Australian Secret Intelligence Service
  The Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas...
  
  
• Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
  Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
  The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation is Australia’s export credit agency and has carried out its role within various statutory frameworks since 1957...
  
  
• Trade Policy Advisory Council

Ministers

• Minister for Health and Ageing
  Minister for Health and Ageing (Australia)
  The Minister for Health and Ageing is a portfolio in the Government of Australia with the responsibility for national health policy. The current Minister for Health and Ageing is Nicola Roxon...
  
  
• Minister for Indigenous Health
• Minister for Mental Health and Ageing

Other portfolio bodies

• Acute Care Advisory Committee
• Aged Care Planning Advisory Committees
• Aged Care Residential Classification Scale (RCS) Review Team
• Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd
• Aged Care Risk Management Team and Complaints Management Team
• Australian Community Pharmacy Authority
• Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care
• Australian Health Ministers Advisory Committee Working Party on Highly Specialised Drugs
• Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
• Australian Health Ministers' Conference
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is Australia's national agency for information and statistics on Australia’s health and welfare. Statistics and data developed by the AIHW are used extensively to inform discussion and policy decisions on health, community services and housing...
  
  
• Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases
• Australian National Council on Drugs
  Australian National Council on Drugs
  The Australian National Council on Drugs describes itself as "the principal advisory body to Government on drug policy and plays a critical role in ensuring the voice of the community is heard in relation to drug related policies and strategies." The Council occupies a unique position by virtue of...
  
  
• Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
• Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council
  Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council
  The Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council , active between 1996 and 2006, was "a consultative forum that brought together stakeholders from the medical, nursing and pharmacy professions, as well as industry, consumers and government, to advise the Australian Government Minister for Health and...
  
  
• Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council (APAC) Subcommittee on Intentional Misuse of Pharmaceutical Drugs (APACIMP)
• Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
  Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
  The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency is an Australian body that monitors and identifies solar radiation and nuclear radiation risks to the population of Australia....
  
  
• Australian Screening Advisory Committee
• Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
• Communicable Diseases Network Australia New Zealand
• enHealth Council
• Health and Community Services Ministerial Council
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
  Food Standards Australia New Zealand
  Food Standards Australia New Zealand is the governmental body responsible for developing food standards for Australia and New Zealand .FSANZ develops food standards after consulting with other government agencies and stakeholders...
  
  
• Intergovernmental Committee on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases (IGCAHRD)
• Hearing Services Consultative Committee
• Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs
• Measles Elimination Advisory Committee
• Medical Services Advisory Committee
• Methadone and Other Treatment Subcommittee
• Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
• Monitoring and Evaluation Coordination Committee
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council
• National Advisory Council on Suicide Prevention
• National Breast Cancer Foundation
  National Breast Cancer Foundation
  The National Breast Cancer Foundation is the leading community-funded national organisation in Australia, supporting and promoting research for the prevention and cure of breast cancer....
  
  
• National Blood Authority
• National Disaster Relief (Health) Committee
• National Drug Research Strategy Committee
• National Drug Strategy Reference Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• National Expert Advisory Committee on Alcohol
• National Expert Advisory Committee on Illicit Drugs
• National Expert Advisory Committee on School Drug Education
• National Expert Advisory Committee on Tobacco
• National Expert Advisory Group on Safety and Quality in Australian Health Care
• National Health and Medical Research Council
  National Health and Medical Research Council
  The National Health and Medical Research Council is Australia's peak funding body for medical research, with a budget of roughly 700 million dollars a year...
  
  
• National Immunisation Committee
• National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council
• National Public Health Partnership
• Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
• Pharmaceutical Benefits Pricing Authority
• Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal
• Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines Committee
• Private Health Insurance Administration Council
• Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
  Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
  The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman is an Australian Government agency but acts independently of the Government in dealing with complaints and reporting...
  
  
• Professional Services Review
• Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council
• Rural Health Support, Education and Training Program Committee
• Taskforce on Diabetes

Other portfolio bodies

• Centrelink
  Centrelink
  Centrelink is the trading name of the Commonwealth Service Delivery Agency , a statutory authority responsible for delivering human services on behalf of agencies of the Commonwealth Government of Australia. The majority of Centrelink's services are the disbursement of social security payments...
  
  
• Medicare Australia
  Medicare Australia
  Medicare Australia is an agency of the Australian Government that administers health-related programs including Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme , and others. It is a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and a statutory agency within the...
  
  
• Child Support Agency
  Child Support Agency Australia
  The Child Support Agency is an Australian Government organisation which was established in 1988 to administer the assessment and collection of child support under the Australian Government's Child Support Scheme.-Overview:...
  
  
• CRS Australia
• Australian Hearing
  Australian Hearing
  Australian Hearing is the largest Australian hearing aid dispensing company. They provide hearing care and technologies. One of their areas of interest is hearing testing and rehabilitation of children before they turn 21....
  
  

Ministers

• Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
  Kevin Andrews (Australian politician)
  Kevin James Andrews is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia. He is a member of the House of Representatives and was Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in the Howard Government, having previously been Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations from 7...
  
  
• Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship

Department

• Department of Immigration and Citizenship
  Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Australia)
  The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is an Australian Government department. It is responsible for immigration arrangements, border control, citizenship, ethnic affairs, multicultural affairs. For the 2008-09 financial year, DIAC had an annual operating budget of A$1.7...
  
  

Other portfolio bodies

• Migration Review Tribunal
• Refugee Review Tribunal
• Migration Agents Registration Authority
  Migration Agents Registration Authority
  The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority is an Australian Government authority that regulates the Migration Agents profession...
  
  

Ministers

• Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
• Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport

Department

• Department of Infrastructure and Transport
  • Australian Transport Safety Bureau
    Australian Transport Safety Bureau
    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is Australia’s national transport safety investigator. The ATSB is the federal government body responsible for investigating transport-related accidents and incidents within Australia. It covers air, sea and rail travel. The Australian Transport Safety...
    
    
  • Office of Transport Security
  • AusLink
    AusLink
    AusLink was an Australian Government land transport funding program, established in June 2004 and administered by the Department of Transport and Regional Services. In 2009 it was replaced with the Nation Building Program under the Nation Building Program Act 2009...
    
    
  • Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE)

Other portfolio bodies

• Australian Transport Safety Bureau
  Australian Transport Safety Bureau
  The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is Australia’s national transport safety investigator. The ATSB is the federal government body responsible for investigating transport-related accidents and incidents within Australia. It covers air, sea and rail travel. The Australian Transport Safety...
  
  
• Airservices Australia
  Airservices Australia
  Airservices Australia is an Australian Government agency, responsible for providing safe and environmentally sound air traffic control management and related airside services to the aviation industry within the Australian Flight Information Region...
  
  
• Australian Maritime Safety Authority
  Australian Maritime Safety Authority
  Australian Maritime Safety Authority is responsible, on behalf of the Commonwealth Government of Australia, for the regulation and safety oversight of Australia's shipping fleet and management of Australia's international maritime obligations...
  
  
• Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board
• Australian Rail Track Corporation
  Australian Rail Track Corporation
  Australian Rail Track Corporation is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia, known as the Defined Interstate Rail Network .-History:The Interstate...
  
  
• Australian Transport Council
• Civil Aviation Safety Authority
  Civil Aviation Safety Authority
  The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is the Australian national aviation authority , the government statutory authority responsible for the regulation of civil aviation.-History:...
  
  
• International Air Services Commission
  International Air Services Commission
  The International Air Services Commission is an independent Australian Government agency, responsible to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. IASC's role is to determine the outcomes of applications by existing and prospective Australian airlines for capacity and route entitlements...
  
  
• Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council
• National Marine Safety Committee
• National Transport Commission
  National Transport Commission
  The National Transport Commission is a statutory body created to develop and coordinate national regulatory and operation reform in Australia....
  
  
• Regional Development Council
• Standing Committee on Regional Development
• Standing Committee on Transport

Ministers

• Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
  Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)
  The current Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is Kim Carr, appointed on 3 December 2007. He administers his portfolio through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.-List of Ministers for Industry :...
  
  
• Minister for Small Business

Other portfolio bodies

• Advisory Council on Intellectual Property
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is an independent Australian Government statutory authority. It is Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is located on Acton...
  
  
• Australian Institute of Marine Science
  Australian Institute of Marine Science
  The Australian Institute of Marine Science is a state-of-the-art tropical marine research centre located primarily at Cape Ferguson, 50km by road east of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1972, by the Commonwealth of Australia...
  
  
• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
  The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation is a statutory body of the Australian government, formed in 1987 to replace the Australian Atomic Energy Commission. Its head office and main facilities are in southern outskirts of Sydney at Lucas Heights, in the Sutherland Shire...
  
  
• Australian Research Council
  Australian Research Council
  The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
  
  
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is the national government body for scientific research in Australia...
  
  
• Cooperative Research Centres Committee
• Innovation Australia
• IP Australia
  IP Australia
  The Australian Patent Office is a division of IP Australia which is an agency of the Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. APO issues patents for inventions. APO was established in 1904 by the Commonwealth of Australia and since 1998 has been located in one building,...
  
  
• Questacon---The National Science and Technology Centre
• Oceans Policy Science Advisory Group
• Plant Breeder's Rights Advisory Committee
• Pooled Development Funds Registration Board
• Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys
• Tourism Australia
  Tourism Australia
  Tourism Australia is a statutory authority of the Government of Australia, with responsibility for tourism marketing within Australia and internationally, as well as research and forecasting of domestic and global tourism trends...
  
  
• Tourism Ministers' Council
• Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys

Ministers

• Prime Minister
  Prime Minister of Australia
  The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
  
  
• Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
  Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
  The Australian Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government is the Hon Simon Crean MP. The portfolio is part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. Simon Crean is the first minister with this title...
  
  
• Minister for the Arts
  Minister for the Arts (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for the Arts is the Hon Simon Crean MP. The portfolio is part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. The only minister before Simon Crean to have the title of Minister for the Arts was Bob McMullan between 24 March 1993 and 25 March 1994...
  
  
• Minister for Social Inclusion
  Minister for Social Inclusion (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Social Inclusion is the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP. The portfolio is part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio.-List of Social Inclusion Ministers:...
  
  
• Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information
• Minister for Sport
  Minister for Sport (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Sport is Mark Arbib, who was appointed on 14 September 2010, following the Labor Party's win at the 2010 election. The ministry is located within the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio.-List of Ministers for Sport:...
  
  
• Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity

Department

• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
  Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)
  The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is an Australian Government department. The Department was first established in 1911...
  
  

Other portfolio bodies

• Australia Council
  Australia Council
  The Australia Council, informally known as the Australia Council for the Arts, is the official arts council or arts funding body of the Government of Australia.-Function:...
  
  
• Australian Film Television and Radio School
  Australian Film Television and Radio School
  The Australian Film, Television and Radio School is the Australian national centre for professional education and advanced training in film, television, radio and digital media. The School is an Australian Commonwealth government statutory authority...
  
  
• Australian Institute of Family Studies
  Australian Institute of Family Studies
  The Australian Institute of Family Studies is an Australian Government statutory agency in the portfolio of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
  
  
• Australian National Audit Office
  Australian National Audit Office
  The Australian National Audit Office is the national auditor for the Parliament of Australia and Government of Australia. It reports directly to Parliament but is administratively located in the Portfolio of Prime Minister and Cabinet....
  
  
• Australian National Maritime Museum
  Australian National Maritime Museum
  The Australian National Maritime Museum is a federally-operated maritime museum located in Darling Harbour, Sydney. After consideration of the idea to establish a maritime museum, the Federal government announced that a national maritime museum would be constructed at Darling Harbour, tied into...
  
  
• Australian Public Service Commission
  Australian Public Service Commission
  The Australian Public Service Commission is a central agency that acts to ensure future capability and sustainability within the Public Service.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bundanon Trust
• Commonwealth Ombudsman
• Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (Australia)
  The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security is an independent statutory office holder in the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for reviewing the activities of the six agencies which collectively comprise the Australian Intelligence Community...
  
  
• Management Advisory Committee
• National Archives of Australia
  National Archives of Australia
  The National Archives of Australia is a body established by the Government of Australia for the purpose of preserving Commonwealth Government records. It is an Executive Agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and reports to the Cabinet Secretary, Senator Joe Ludwig.The national...
  
  
• National Australia Day Council
  National Australia Day Council
  The coordinating body for the Australian of the Year Awards and Australia Day celebrations across the nation is the National Australia Day Council ....
  
  
• National Gallery of Australia
  National Gallery of Australia
  The National Gallery of Australia is the national art gallery of Australia, holding more than 120,000 works of art. It was established in 1967 by the Australian government as a national public art gallery.- Establishment :...
  
  
• National Museum of Australia
  National Museum of Australia
  The National Museum of Australia was formally established by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980. The National Museum preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation....
  
  
• Office of National Assessments
  Office of National Assessments
  The Office of National Assessments is an Australian intelligence agency. ONA was established by the Office of National Assessments Act 1977 as an independent body directly accountable to the Prime Minister of Australia...
  
  
• Official Establishments Trust
• Museum of Australian Democracy
  Old Parliament House, Canberra
  Old Parliament House, known formerly as the Provisional Parliament House, was the house of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 as a temporary base for the Commonwealth Parliament after its relocation from Melbourne to the new capital, Canberra,...
  
  
• Playing Australia Committee

Ministers

• Minister for Resources and Energy
  Minister for Resources and Energy (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Resources and Energy is Martin Ferguson, appointed on 3 December 2007. The Minister administers his portfolios through the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.-List of Ministers for Resources:...
  
  
• Minister for Tourism
  Minister for Tourism (Australia)
  The Australian Minister for Tourism is Martin Ferguson, appointed on 3 December 2007. The Minister administers his portfolio through the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.-List of Ministers for Tourism:...
  
  
• Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism

Other portfolio bodies

• Tourism Australia
  Tourism Australia
  Tourism Australia is a statutory authority of the Government of Australia, with responsibility for tourism marketing within Australia and internationally, as well as research and forecasting of domestic and global tourism trends...
  
  
• Tourism Ministers' Council
• Geoscience Australia
  Geoscience Australia
  Geoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. It carries out geoscientific research.On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery.-History:...
  
  
• ANZLIC -- The Spatial Information Council
• Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources
• National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority

Ministers

• Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
• Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water

Other portfolio bodies

• Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee
• Antarctic Ethics Committee (Human Experimentation)
• Antarctic Research Assessment Committees (ARACs)
• Antarctic Science Advisory Committee
• Australia--Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks
• Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee
  Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee
  The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee, abbreviated AANMC, was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the sub-Antarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands...
  
  
• Australian Heritage Council
  Australian Heritage Council
  Australian Heritage Council was established on 19 February, 2004 as the Australian body responsible for advising the Australian Government on cultural heritage matters...
  
  
• Bureau of Meteorology
  Bureau of Meteorology
  The Bureau of Meteorology is an Executive Agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then...
  
  
• Environment Protection and Heritage Council
• Great Barrier Reef Consultative Committee
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
• Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council
• Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package Technical Advisory Committee
• Hazardous Waste Technical Group
• National Cultural Heritage Committee
• National Environment Protection Council
• National Environmental Education Council
• National Water Commission
  National Water Commission
  The National Water Commission is an independent statutory body within the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities that was established under the National Water Commission Act 2004 to implement the National Water Initiative and reform the broader national water...
  
  
• New South Wales World Heritage Properties Ministerial Council
• Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
• Science Program Management Committee
• State of the Environment Committee 2006
• Stockholm Intergovernmental Forum
• Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
  Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
  The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust is an Australian Government agency established in 2001 to preserve and rehabilitate a number of defence and other Commonwealth lands in and around Sydney Harbour. These lands were off limits to the public, some for over 100 years...
  
  
• Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Ministerial Council
• Threatened Species Scientific Committee
• Wet Tropics Ministerial Council

Ministers

• Treasurer
  Treasurer of Australia
  The Treasurer of Australia is the minister in the Government of Australia responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising. He is the head of the Department of the Treasury. The Treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government...
  
  
• Assistant Treasurer
• Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Department

• Department of the Treasury
  Department of the Treasury (Australia)
  The Department of the Treasury is an Australian Government department. Its role is to focus and develop economic policy.-History:The Commonwealth Treasury was established in Melbourne in January 1901....
  
  
  • Royal Australian Mint
    Royal Australian Mint
    The Royal Australian Mint is situated in the Australian federal capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin.Before the opening of the mint, Australian coins were struck at branches of the Royal Mint - the Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint. The Royal Australian Mint holds a place in...
    
    

Other portfolio bodies

• Australian Accounting Standards Board
  Australian Accounting Standards Board
  The Australian Accounting Standards Board is an Australian Government agency that develops and maintains financial reporting standards applicable to entities in the private and public sectors of the Australian economy...
  
  
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  Australian Bureau of Statistics
  The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
  
  
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...
  
  
• Australian Loan Council
• Australian Competition Tribunal
• Australian Office of Financial Management
• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
  The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is a statutory authority and the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry.-Regulatory scope:...
  
  
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission
  Australian Securities and Investments Commission
  The Australian Securities & Investments Commission is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia's corporate regulator...
  
  
• Australian Statistics Advisory Council
• Australian Taxation Office
  Australian Taxation Office
  The Australian Taxation Office is an Australian Government statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system and superannuation legislation...
  
  
• Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council
• Commonwealth Grants Commission
  Commonwealth Grants Commission
  The Commonwealth Grants Commission is an Australian government body that advises on Australian Government financial assistance to the states and territories of Australia with the aim of achieving Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation....
  
  
• Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
• Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board
• Inspector-General of Taxation
• Financial Reporting Council
• Financial Sector Advisory Council
• Foreign Investment Review Board
• Life Insurance Actuarial Standards Board
• Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs
• Ministerial Council for Corporations
• National Competition Council
• Productivity Commission
  Productivity Commission
  The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government's principal review and advisory body on microeconomic policy and regulation. It is an independent statutory authority in the Treasury Portfolio and responds to references from the Treasurer...
  
  
• Reserve Bank of Australia
  Reserve Bank of Australia
  The Reserve Bank of Australia came into being on 14 January 1960 as Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority, when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank to it....
  
  
• Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
  Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
  The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal is an independent statutory body established by the Australian Government to deal with complaints about superannuation .- History:...