Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business


The Australian Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business was a department of the Government of Australia in existence between 2019 and 2020, charged with the responsibility for employment, job services and the labour market, small business, and deregulation. The Department was established on 29 May 2019 and reports to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash. The head of the department was the Secretary of the previous Department of Jobs and Small Business, currently Kerri Hartland.
Some of the election commitments of the Morrison Government which the Department had oversight of implementing, following the 2019 election, included the creation of 1.25 million jobs, 250,000 new small businesses and 80,000 apprenticeships over 5 years.