australia.gov.au is the central website for the Australian Government, providing onwards links to department and agency websites. The platform is owned and managed by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) on behalf of the federal government, and can also be used by federal and state and territory agencies as a link shortener.[1]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Government reappropriated the website as the "Coronavirus response site", moving existing content to info.australia.gov.au for the foreseeable future. Federal health and economic response campaigns all advertised the website, which also includes links to state and territory health department websites.
History
In March 2006, australia.gov.au was awarded "Best Government Site" by Australian NetGuide.[2]
The Australian Financial Review reported that efforts in 2017 to centralise all government websites australia.gov.au, similar to gov.uk, had faded after departments resisted moves to centralise government communications.[3]
In March 2020 following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the DTA changed australia.gov.au to become the "central portal for citizens, companies and communities to get official information on COVID-19." On 22 March, the new "Coronavirus response site" was launched, including a symptom checker.[4] Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, a government spokesperson said that all television, print, radio and digital campaigns related to the COVID-19 pandemic would advertise australia.gov.au. This move was made as the government announced a range of economic and safety measures, not appropriate for the Department of Health's website. A former senior official at the DTA described that the transformation of australia.gov.au was similar to that of New Zealand Government's COVID-19 portal.[3]
References
^"About". australia.gov.au. from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^. PSnews. 21 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ abBurton, Tom (22 March 2020). "Australia.gov.au becomes central portal for all corona virus info". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 October 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Coronavirus (COVID-19)". australia.gov.au. from the original on 27 September 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
External links
Official website (australia.gov.au)
Official website (info.australia.gov.au)
Digital Transformation Agency website
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