The Australian Government on 1 January 1925
Prime Minister: Stanley Bruce (Nationalist) · 9th Parliament
Changes taking effect on this day
- Australian War Museum renamed to Australian War Memorial
- Department of Home and Territories part split off to form Federal Capital Commission
- Department of Works and Railways part split off to form Federal Capital Commission
- Federal Capital Advisory Committee replaced by Federal Capital Commission
- Federal Taxation Board of Appeal replaced by Taxation Boards of Review
Departments of State (11)
- Attorney-General's Department1901–present
- Department of Defence1921–1939
- Department of External Affairs1921–1970
- Department of Health1921–1987
- Department of Home and Territories1916–1928
- Department of the Treasury1901–present
- Department of Trade and Customs1901–1956
- Department of Works and Railways1916–1932
- Postmaster-General's Department1901–1975
- Prime Minister's Department1911–1971
- Repatriation Department1918–1974
Other bodies (77)
Central government
- Audit Office 1902–1998
- Chief Electoral Office 1902–1973
- Governor-General's Office 1901–1984
- Public Service Board 1923–1987
Parliament
- Department of the House of Representatives 1901–present
- Department of the Parliamentary Library 1901–2004
- Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff 1901–2004
- Department of the Senate 1901–present
- Joint House Department 1901–2004
Law, justice & security
- Commonwealth Board of Censors 1917–1928
- Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office 1903–1984
- Commonwealth Investigation Branch 1919–1946
- High Court of Australia 1903–present
- Northern Territory Police Force 1911–1978
- Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 1911–1927
Treasury & finance
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1911–1960
- Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics 1905–1974
- Commonwealth Superannuation Board 1922–1976
- Federal Taxation Office 1914–1973
- National Debt Commission 1923–1994
- Note Printing Branch 1913–1998
- Royal Commission on the Finances of Western Australia, as Affected by Federation 1924–1925
- Royal Commission on the Method for Determining the Unimproved Value of Land Held under Crown Leases 1924–1925
- Royal Commission to Inquire into Extracts from the Reports in Parliamentary Debates of Speeches made by Mr. Scullin in the House of Representatives on 7th and 19th August, 1924, in relation to Land Tax Matters 1924–1925
- Tariff Board 1921–1974
- Taxation Boards of Review 1925–1986
Industry, science & resources
- Australian Survey Office 1910–1987
- British Phosphate Commissioners 1920–1981
- Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry 1920–1926
- Commonwealth Oil Refineries Limited 1920–1952
- Commonwealth Solar Observatory 1924–1945
- Designs Office 1907–1933
- Patent Office 1904–1992
- Trade Marks Office 1906–1933
Health, ageing & disability
- Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine 1910–1930
- Commonwealth Serum Laboratories 1916–1961
- National Museum of Australian Zoology 1924–1931
Social services & housing
- Invalid and Old-Age Pensions Office 1909–1941
- Royal Commission on National Insurance 1923–1927
Employment & workplace
- Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration 1904–1956
- Public Service Arbitrator 1921–1984
Transport & infrastructure
- Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board 1921–1933
- Civil Aviation Branch 1921–1936
- Commonwealth Railways 1917–1975
- Royal Commission on the Navigation Act 1923–1925
Communications & media
- Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited 1922–1952
- Cinema and Photographic Branch 1913–1940
Arts, sport & collections
- Australian War Memorial 1925–present
- Commonwealth Art Advisory Board 1912–1973
- Commonwealth Literary Fund 1908–1973
- Commonwealth National Library 1923–1961
Indigenous affairs
- Aboriginals Department 1911–1939
Territories & national capital
- Administration of Nauru 1921–1968
- Administration of the Territory of New Guinea 1921–1942
- Administration of the Territory of Papua 1906–1942
- Expropriation Board 1920–1927
- Federal Capital Commission 1925–1930
- Norfolk Island Administration 1914–1979
- Northern Territory Administration 1911–1927
Agriculture, fisheries & forestry
- Commonwealth Forestry Bureau 1925–1946
- Commonwealth Prickly Pear Board 1920–1939
- Dairy Produce Control Board 1925–1935
- Dried Fruits Control Board 1924–1979
Environment & water
- Bureau of Meteorology 1908–present
- River Murray Commission 1917–1988
Defence & veterans
- Air Board 1920–1976
- Australian Commonwealth Naval Board 1911–1976
- Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory 1912–1989
- Commonwealth Harness, Saddlery and Leather Accoutrements Factory 1911–1929
- Commonwealth Small Arms Factory 1912–1989
- Explosives Factory Maribyrnong 1910–1989
- Military Board 1905–1976
- Munitions Supply Board 1921–1940
- Munitions Supply Laboratories 1922–1948
- Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong 1924–1989
- Repatriation Commission 1918–present
- War Service Homes Commission 1919–1947