Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia recent spouse of an Australian prime minister to die was Hazel Hawke (ex-wife of Bob Hawke), on 23 May 2013. A number of prime ministers have remarried after leaving office or had marriages that ended before taking office. Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia The spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia is generally a high-profile individual, and assists the prime minister with his or her ceremonial duties as well as performing various other functions. The wife of the current prime minister is Jenny Morrison. With a few exceptions, the prime minister's spouse has been a public figure and
Prime Minister's Department (Australia) Prime Minister's Department (Australia) The Prime Minister's Department was an Australian government department that existed between July 1911 and March 1971. The Prime Minister's Department was created in July 1911, initiated on a small scale compared to other Government departments of the day. The department at its formation was placed under the charge of Malcolm Shepherd, who had been secretary to the Prime Minister for some years already. It had been speculated that the Government would create such a department in media before its creation, including in May 1910. In 1968, Prime Minister John Gorton split a section of the