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* '''22 January 2021''': National Cabinet convened to discuss international return limits and COVID-19 vaccines.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macmillan |first=Jade |date=22 January 2021 |title=National Cabinet to meet again with coronavirus vaccine, international arrivals on the agenda |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/national-cabinet-meeting-coronavirus-vaccine-travel-rules/13080128|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> The forum decided to remain at a reduced rate, following the introduction of the more infectious [[Variant of Concern 202012/01|UK strain]] into Australia, until 15 February.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Worthington |first=Brett |date=22 January 2021 |title=International arrival caps to remain unchanged with National Cabinet dashing hopes of Australians stranded by COVID |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/national-cabinet-scott-morrison-international-arrival-caps/13081778|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> National Cabinet also agreed that the COVID-19 vaccine is not currently planned to be mandatory for aged care workers, but may become so later, noting concerns from the industry that it should be mandatory.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Sophie |last2=Lloyd |first2=Mary |last3=Hermant |first3=Norman |date=22 January 2021 |title=COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory for aged care workers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces after National Cabinet |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/covid-19-vaccines-not-mandatory-for-aged-care-workers,-pm-says/13082760|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> |
* '''22 January 2021''': National Cabinet convened to discuss international return limits and COVID-19 vaccines.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macmillan |first=Jade |date=22 January 2021 |title=National Cabinet to meet again with coronavirus vaccine, international arrivals on the agenda |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/national-cabinet-meeting-coronavirus-vaccine-travel-rules/13080128|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> The forum decided to remain at a reduced rate, following the introduction of the more infectious [[Variant of Concern 202012/01|UK strain]] into Australia, until 15 February.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Worthington |first=Brett |date=22 January 2021 |title=International arrival caps to remain unchanged with National Cabinet dashing hopes of Australians stranded by COVID |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/national-cabinet-scott-morrison-international-arrival-caps/13081778|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> National Cabinet also agreed that the COVID-19 vaccine is not currently planned to be mandatory for aged care workers, but may become so later, noting concerns from the industry that it should be mandatory.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Sophie |last2=Lloyd |first2=Mary |last3=Hermant |first3=Norman |date=22 January 2021 |title=COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory for aged care workers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces after National Cabinet |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/covid-19-vaccines-not-mandatory-for-aged-care-workers,-pm-says/13082760|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> |
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* '''4 June 2021''': National Cabinet met to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response and changes to the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Cabinet Statement - 4 June 2021 |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/national-cabinet-statement-040621 |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> |
* '''4 June 2021''': National Cabinet met to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response and changes to the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Cabinet Statement - 4 June 2021 |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/national-cabinet-statement-040621 |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> |
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* '''6 December 2023''': National Cabinet met to discuss reforms around gun control - implementing a National Firearms Registry triggered by the aftermath of the [[Wieambilla shootings]], healthcare - boosting funding for Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (an election promise of the [[Albanese government|Albanese Government]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/13/labor-to-commit-135m-to-trial-50-urgent-care-clinics-intended-to-ease-pressure-on-hospitals |access-date=7 December 2023 |archive-date=7 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207062103/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/13/labor-to-commit-135m-to-trial-50-urgent-care-clinics-intended-to-ease-pressure-on-hospitals |url-status=live |date=13 April 2022 |first=Sarah |last=Martin |title=Labor to commit $135m to trial 50 urgent care clinics intended to ease pressure on hospitals|work=[[The Guardian Australia]]}}</ref>, [[National Disability Insurance Scheme|the National Disability Insurance Scheme]] - to cap growth at 8 per cent and controlling growth, [[Goods and services tax (Australia)|Goods and Services Tax]] - extending the No Worse Off Guarantee until 2027-28 to ensure states are funded equitably.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/meeting-national-cabinet-federation-working-australia |archive-date=7 December 2023 |access-date=7 December 2023 |date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207062356/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/meeting-national-cabinet-federation-working-australia |url-status=live |author=[[Anthony Albanese|The Hon Anthony Albanese MP]] [[Prime Minister of Australia]] |location=Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 |publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Prime Minister and Cabinet]] |title=Meeting of National Cabinet – the Federation working for Australia}}</ref> |
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Chair | Anthony Albanese (Prime Minister) |
Current members | Chris Minns (NSW) Jacinta Allan (VIC) Annastacia Palaszczuk (QLD) Roger Cook (WA) Peter Malinauskas (SA) Jeremy Rockliff (TAS) Andrew Barr (ACT) Natasha Fyles (NT) |
Founded | 2020; 4 years ago (2020) |
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The National Cabinet is the primary Australian intergovernmental decision-making forum composed of the prime minister and state and territory premiers and chief ministers of Australia’s six states and two mainland territories.
Originally established on 13 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, National Cabinet replaced the now-defunct Council of Australian Governments (COAG) as the primary intergovernmental forum on 29 May 2020, citing excessive bureaucracy and infrequent meetings.[1] National Cabinet is composed of the main forum (prime minister, premiers, and chief ministers), and specialised committees focusing on: rural and regional Australia, skills, infrastructure, health, transport, population and migration, and energy.[2]
The formation of the National Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 13 March 2020,[3] following a meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).[4] It was created via the "National Partnership on COVID-19 Response" agreement[5] to "coordinate and deliver a consistent national response to COVID-19" during the global COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7][8]
The New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, joined a National Cabinet meeting in May 2020 to discuss the economic benefits of trans-Tasman travel between the two nations.[9]
It has been described as akin to Australia's War Cabinet during the Second World War.[10] At the heights of the pandemic (prior to the widespread rollout of COVID-19 vaccines), meetings of National Cabinet were held using secure video conferencing.[8] National Cabinet has been criticised for its secrecy.[11]
The National Cabinet is responsible for endorsing and coordinating national actions in Australia in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It is advised and supported by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC),[12] an ongoing body composed of the Chief Medical Officer of the Commonwealth and the Chief Health Officers of each of the states and territories.[13] The AHPPC uses the currently available modelling, research and data to inform the decisions made by the National Cabinet.[14]
The prime minister[which?] said that the National Cabinet has "the status of a cabinet meeting" at a federal level, meaning it has the same confidentiality and Freedom of Information protections as the federal cabinet, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.[8] The legal authority for much of this structure is based on practice and convention, contained in the official Cabinet Handbook;[15] strictly speaking, based on the Westminster system, cabinet decisions do not of themselves have legal authority. This comes from the Federal Executive Council, which gives legal force to decisions made by cabinet.[8] The "National Partnership on Covid-19 Response" states in Part 6 (46) that the parties "do not intend any of the provisions of this Agreement to be legally enforceable".[5]
Public policy specialist Jennifer Menzies describes the National Cabinet as "COAG by another name", which has taken on a leadership role during a time of national crisis. She writes "Though called a cabinet, the national cabinet is technically an intergovernmental forum. The conventions and rules of cabinet, such as cabinet solidarity and the secrecy provisions, do not apply to the national cabinet. Its power is that which the leaders of all Australian jurisdictions bring to negotiate on behalf of their people, and to implement the decisions reached." This model has been called executive federalism.[14]
Name | Office held | In office since | Party | |
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Anthony Albanese | Prime Minister of Australia (Chair) | 23 May 2022 | Labor | |
Chris Minns | PremierofNew South Wales | 28 March 2023 | Labor | |
Jacinta Allan | PremierofVictoria | 27 September 2023 | Labor | |
Annastacia Palaszczuk | PremierofQueensland | 14 February 2015 | Labor | |
Roger Cook | PremierofWestern Australia | 8 June 2023 | Labor | |
Peter Malinauskas | PremierofSouth Australia | 21 March 2022 | Labor | |
Jeremy Rockliff | PremierofTasmania | 8 April 2022 | Liberal | |
Andrew Barr | Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | 11 December 2014 | Labor | |
Natasha Fyles | Chief Minister of the Northern Territory | 13 May 2022 | Labor |
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James Merlino | Acting Premier of Victoria | 9 March 2021 | 28 June 2021 | Labor | |
Gladys Berejiklian | PremierofNew South Wales | 13 March 2020 | 5 October 2021 | Liberal | |
Steven Marshall | Premier of South Australia | 13 March 2020 | 21 March 2022 | Liberal | |
Peter Gutwein | Premier of Tasmania | 13 March 2020 | 8 April 2022 | Liberal | |
Michael Gunner | Chief Minister of the Northern Territory | 13 March 2020 | 13 May 2022 | Labor | |
Scott Morrison | Prime Minister of Australia | 13 March 2020 | 23 May 2022 | Liberal | |
Dominic Perrottet | PremierofNew South Wales | 5 October 2021 | 28 March 2023 | Liberal | |
Mark McGowan | PremierofWestern Australia | 13 March 2020 | 8 June 2023 | Labor | |
Daniel Andrews | PremierofVictoria | 13 March 2020 | 27 September 2023 | Labor |
This section is missing information about meeting information between 13 November 2020 and 22 January 2021, and weekly meetings which began sometime after 4 June. Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (August 2021)
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There had been suggestions for the National Cabinet to continue on a permanent basis after the pandemic is over, effectively replacing COAG. On 14 April 2020, Prime Minister Morrison was reported saying, "The processes we've established for the National Cabinet may prove to be a better way for our federal system to work in the future, but this will be a matter for another time", and Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan said no other state leaders had objected when he had brought up the idea of continuing the National Cabinet. He also told The Australian newspaper, "The National Cabinet process has removed the political boundaries that can hamper COAG".[31][32]
Former Labor premier of South Australia Jay Weatherill called it a "fantastic innovation [that] should continue", adding that it had "achieved more in the last few months than many COAGs have achieved over many years".[33]
On 29 May 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the National Cabinet would replace COAG (with COAG being abolished) and meetings after the pandemic would be held monthly, instead of the biannual meetings of COAG.[1] According to Simon Benson of The Australian newspaper, an analogy used to describe the significance of this was "as if the United Nations had been turned into a government".[34]
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