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) with separate departments for Cabinet and for the Prime Minister, that had been operating since 1968, was inefficient. Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department's annual reports. In 1912, the department's functions were outlined in an Administrative Arrangements Order as: The department was an Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Prime Minister of Australia. Prime Minister's Department (Australia) The Prime Minister's Department was an Australian government department that existed between July 1911 and March 1971.