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Formed | 1 July 2022 |
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Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Headquarters | Canberra,Australia |
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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA)[3][4] 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.[5]
The department was formed on 1 July 2022 from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, under an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 1 July 2022.[6]
After the 2022 Australian election that returned a Labor government under Anthony Albanese,[4] the department name became Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.[7][8][9]
As of May 2022[update] the Ministers of State for the Department are:[1]