Cabinet of Australia

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The Cabinet of Australia, also known as the Federal Cabinet, is the chief decision-making body of the Australian Government. The cabinet is selected by the prime minister and is composed of senior ministers of state who administer the executive departments and ministries of the federal government. Ministers are appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister, who is the leader of the Cabinet. Cabinet meetings are strictly private and occur once a week where vital issues are discussed and policy formulated. There are several Cabinet committees focused on governance and specific policy issues, with administrative support provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The outer ministry consists of junior ministers outside of Cabinet. There are also a number of assistant ministers (designated as parliamentary secretaries under the Ministers of State Act 1952) responsible for a specific policy area and reporting directly to a senior Cabinet minister of their...

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