Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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Formed | 1 February 2020 |
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Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Headquarters | Canberra |
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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts, formerly Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (DITRDC),[4][5] 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.[6] The department was formed on 1 February 2020 from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development and the Department of Communications and the Arts[7] The announcement of the merger of the two departments was criticised, being seen as an attack on the arts.[8] The department retained the portfolios relating to arts.[9]
Ministers
After the 2022 Australian election that returned a Labor government under Anthony Albanese, sometime after June 2022[5] the department name became Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts.[10]
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
Office for the Arts
The Office for the Arts is responsible for the funding, development and protection of the arts in Australia.[10]
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.
- ^ Atkinson, Simon. "Mr". Australian Government Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Chief Operating Officer, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications". www.directory.gov.au. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 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 (4 May 2020). "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications". www.communications.gov.au. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Comms Chief To Go As PM Takes Axe To Federal Departments – channelnews". Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Industry furious as arts dropped from department title". Limelight. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Dye, Josh (6 December 2019). "'No change': Arts minister Paul Fletcher calls for calm amid industry unrest". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b "What we do". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Office of the Arts. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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