Department of Communications and the Arts (Australia)

Department of Communications and the Arts
Department overview
Formed	21 September 2015
Preceding Department	Department of Communications ;
Dissolved	31 January 2020
Superseding agency	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	Paul Fletcher, ; Minister for Communications; Minister for the Arts;
Department executive	Mike Mrdak, Secretary;
Child agencies	Australian Communications and Media Authority; NBN Co Limited; Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Australian Postal Corporation; Special Broadcasting Service Corporation;
Website	www.communications.gov.au

The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts was a department of the Government of Australia charged with responsibility for communications policy and programs and cultural affairs.

In December 2019, prime minister Scott Morrison announced that the department would be merged into a new "mega department", the new Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. In response to criticism from the arts sector, Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications and the Arts said that the merger was merely administrative and would not result in budget cuts.

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