<P> The Cabinet of Australia is the Australian Government 's council of senior ministers of the Crown , responsible to Parliament . Ministers are appointed by the Governor - General , on the advice of the Prime Minister , who serve at the former 's pleasure . Cabinet meetings are strictly private and occur once a week where vital issues are discussed and policy formulated . The Cabinet is also composed of a number of Cabinet committees focused on governance and specific policy issues . Outside the Cabinet there is an Outer Ministry and also a number of Assistant Ministers , responsible for a specific policy area and reporting directly to a senior Cabinet minister of their portfolio . The Cabinet , the Outer Ministry , and the Assistant Ministers collectively form the full Commonwealth Ministry of the government of the day . </P>
<P> The Cabinet of Australia is the Australian Government 's council of senior ministers of the Crown , responsible to Parliament . Ministers are appointed by the Governor - General , on the advice of the Prime Minister , who serve at the former 's pleasure . Cabinet meetings are strictly private and occur once a week where vital issues are discussed and policy formulated . The Cabinet is also composed of a number of Cabinet committees focused on governance and specific policy issues . Outside the Cabinet there is an Outer Ministry and also a number of Assistant Ministers , responsible for a specific policy area and reporting directly to a senior Cabinet minister of their portfolio . The Cabinet , the Outer Ministry , and the Assistant Ministers collectively form the full Commonwealth Ministry of the government of the day . </P>
who selects the ministers to form the cabinet
who selects the ministers to form the cabinet
the Governor - General , on the advice of the Prime Minister
the Governor - General , on the advice of the Prime Minister