Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Department overview
Formed1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)
Preceding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersCanberra, Australia
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Child agencies
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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (DITRDCSA) is a ministerial department of the Australian Government responsible for providing advice on and delivering policies and programs for infrastructure, transport, regional development, communications, cultural affairs, sports, and the arts.

History

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA)[2][3][4][5] was formed from the former Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.[6][7] It was established and named under an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 1 July 2022,[2] after the 2022 Australian election, under the new Albanese government.[7]

It was renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (DITRDCSA)[8] on 13 May 2025, gaining the sport and recreation policy and functions from the Department of Health and Aged Care. However, land and planning policy and cities and urban policy were transferred to the Treasury.[9][10]

Description

The department is responsible for delivering Australian Government policy and programs for infrastructure, transport, regional development, communications, cultural affairs, and the arts.[11]

Ministers

As of May 2025 the Ministers of State for the Department are:[1]

Other staff

As of July 2025 Jim Betts is Secretary of the department.[12]

Operational activities

In an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 13 May 2025, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:[10]

  • Infrastructure planning and co-ordination
  • Transport safety, including investigations
  • Land transport
  • Civil aviation and airports
  • Maritime transport including shipping
  • Major projects, including implementation of all non-Defence development projects
  • Administration of the Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and Norfolk Island
  • Constitutional development of the Northern Territory
  • Constitutional development of the Australian Capital Territory
  • Delivery of regional and territory specific services and programmes
  • Planning and land management in the Australian Capital Territory
  • Regional development
  • Matters relating to local government
  • Regional policy and co-ordination
  • Northern Australia policy and coordination
  • Broadband policy and programmes
  • Postal and telecommunications policies and programmes
  • Spectrum policy management
  • Broadcasting policy
  • Content policy relating to the information economy
  • Cultural affairs, including movable cultural heritage and support for the arts
  • Classification
  • Management of government records
  • Old Parliament House
  • Sport and recreation

Significant policies

Cultural policy

The Office for the Arts issued the national cultural policy, called "Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place", in January 2023. Under the policy, which is set to run for five years,[13][14] the Creative Futures Fund was set up under the auspices of Creative Australia in July 2025 to fund ambitious cross-sector projects across the nation.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ministry list as at 13 May 2025". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "What we do". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Office of the Arts. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ Johnstone, Richard (6 June 2022). "Australia reorganises departments to reflect new government's priorities". Global Government Forum.
  5. ^ Gallagher, Katy; Albanese, Anthony (1 June 2022). "Delivering a Better Government" (Press release). Australian Government.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. 26 June 2025. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Administrative Arrangements Order - 13 May 2025". Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  11. ^ "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications". www.communications.gov.au. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development Communications and the Arts". Australian Government Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  13. ^ "National Cultural Policy—Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place". Office for the Arts. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  14. ^ Revive: A place for every story, a story for every place (PDF). INFRA5248. January 2023. ISBN 978-1-922521-87-3. Retrieved 20 July 2025. Australia's Cultural Policy for the next five years.
  15. ^ "Bold and unexpected: Creative Futures Fund invests in new projects shaping our creative future". IFACCA. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Creative Futures Fund 2025". Creative Australia. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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