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6 unusual facts about Cabinet of Australia


Australian Hydrographic Service

In 1946, the Australian Cabinet decided that the RAN would remain in control of all hydrographic operations in both Australian waters and areas of Australian interest.

Cabinet of Australia

The growth of the ministry in the 1940s and 1950s made this increasingly impractical, and in 1956 Liberal Prime Minister Robert Menzies created a two-tier ministry, with only senior ministers holding Cabinet rank.

The Constitution of Australia does not recognise the Cabinet as a legal entity, and its decisions have no legal force.

Executive Council of New South Wales

Made up of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and the New South Wales Legislative Council, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Australia.

Lambton High School

On 29 September 2008, the Federal Cabinet (including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd) attended Lambton High School as part of the Australian Government Community Cabinet Program.

Redbank Plains State High School

On 10 July 2012, the school was the venue for a community cabinet meeting which was attended by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, Cabinet ministers and roughly 400 community members.



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