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

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA), 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 portfolio relating to arts.[9]

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts
Department overview
Formed1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersCanberra,Australia
Ministers responsible
Department executives
Child agencies
Website

Ministers

After the 2022 Australian election that returned a Labor government under Anthony Albanese,[5] the department name became Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts.[10]

As of May 2022 and the Ministers of State for the Department are:[1]

Office for the Arts

The Office for the Arts is responsible for the funding, development and protection of the arts in Australia.[10]

References
  1. "Ministers for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, and Communications. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. Betts, Jim. "Mr". Australian Government Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. "Chief Operating Officer, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications". www.directory.gov.au. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. Department of Infrastructure, Transport (4 May 2020). "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications". www.communications.gov.au. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. "Comms Chief To Go As PM Takes Axe To Federal Departments – channelnews". Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. "Industry furious as arts dropped from department title". Limelight. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. Dye, Josh (6 December 2019). "'No change': Arts minister Paul Fletcher calls for calm amid industry unrest". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. "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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