Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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Formed | 1 July 2022 |
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Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Headquarters | Canberra,Australia |
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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA)[3][4] is a department of the Australian Federal Government responsible for delivering Australian Government policy and programs for infrastructure, transport, regional development, communications, cultural affairs, and the arts.[5]
The department was formed on 1 July 2022 from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, under an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 1 July 2022.[6]
Ministers
After the 2022 Australian election that returned a Labor government under Anthony Albanese,[4] the department name became Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts.[7][8][9]
As of May 2022[update] and the Ministers of State for the Department are:[1]
- Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: Catherine King
- Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories: Kristy McBain
- Minister for Communications: Michelle Rowland
- Minister for the Arts: Tony Burke
- Minister for Northern Australia: Madeleine King
- Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport: Carol Brown
- Assistant Minister for Regional Development: Anthony Chisholm
References
- ^ a b "Ministers for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, and Communications. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Betts, Jim. "Mr". Australian Government Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "About us". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Australian Government. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b "About us". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Australian Government. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (4 May 2020). "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications". www.communications.gov.au. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "What we do". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Office of the Arts. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Johnstone, Richard (6 June 2022). "Australia reorganises departments to reflect new government's priorities". Global Government Forum.
- ^ Gallagher, Katy; Albanese, Anthony (1 June 2022). "Delivering a Better Government" (Press release). Australian Government.