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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 20 December 2017 |
| Preceding Department |
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| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Employees | 14,569 (2021) |
| Annual budget | $5.942 billion (2021) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Department executive |
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| Child Department | |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
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The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security, protective services, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, transport security and multicultural affairs.[2] The Home Affairs portfolio reports to the Minister for Home Affairs, currently held by Tony Burke, and is led by the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Stephanie Foster.
The Department was officially established on 20 December 2017, building on the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection and bringing policy responsibilities and agencies from the Attorney-General's Department, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Department of Social Services. The Department of Home Affairs was seen at the time as the Australian version of the United Kingdom's Home Office or the United States Department of Homeland Security.[3]
In 2022, the Australian Federal Police, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Transaction and Analysis Center were de-merged from the department and moved to the Attorney General portfolio,[4] and in July 2024 the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation was also moved to the Attorney General portfolio.[5]
- ^ "Department of Home Affairs". www.directory.gov.au. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "A Strong and Secure Australia". Prime Minister of Australia. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Peter Dutton given control of new home affairs super ministry". The Guardian. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Clun, Rachel (1 June 2022). "Australian Federal Police moved out of Home Affairs five years after it went in". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ [1] AAO 29 July 2024, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet