The department works to the Minister of Education, while Secretary Dr Michele Bruniges AM and the deputy secretaries, are responsible for the delivery of the department’s services.
About the Department
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The Department of Education is responsible for national policies and programs that help Australians access quality and affordable early child care and childhood education, school education, higher education, international education and research.
News
The following is a list of all the news items that are associated with About the Department.
The National Redress Scheme
News | 4 July 2018
The National Redress Scheme provides acknowledgement and support to people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse.
Correction to data in Auditor-General Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) Report No.18 2017–18
News | 8 December 2017
The Department of Education and Training apologises unreservedly for incorrect data provided to the Auditor-General Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) Report No.18 2017–18 Performance Audit -Monitoring the Impact of Australian Government School Funding which was used in the analysis provided...
Australia-India Skills Mission, 10-11 April 2017, Delhi, India
News | 10 March 2017
Annual Report 2015-16 now available
News | 26 October 2016
International Standards and Risk Assessments
News | 15 December 2015
Secretary of the Department of Education and Training
News | 4 December 2015
The Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Education and Training Ms Lisa Paul AO PSM has decided the time is right to build a portfolio career outside the public service and will finish up as Secretary in February 2016.
The Education Portfolio Annual Deregulation Report 2014
News | 18 March 2015
The Education portfolio Annual Deregulation Report 2014 provides information on key deregulation activities and achievements of the portfolio across 2014, prior to the Machinery of Government changes on 23 December 2014.
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National Training Complaints Hotline protects students
News | 19 January 2015
Students, apprentices and employers now have access to the National Training Complaints Hotline, launched today by Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham.