National Cabinet (Australia)

National Cabinet
Chair	Anthony Albanese (Prime Minister)
Current members	Chris Minns (NSW) Jacinta Allan (Vic) Steven Miles (Qld) Roger Cook (WA) Peter Malinauskas (SA) Jeremy Rockliff (Tas) Andrew Barr (ACT) Eva Lawler (NT)
Founded	2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Affiliated	Australian federal government and the state and territory premiers and chief ministers
Website
federation.gov.au/national-cabinet
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The National Cabinet is the primary Australian intergovernmental decision-making forum composed of the prime minister and state and territory premiers and chief ministers of Australia’s six states and two mainland territories.

Originally established on 13 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, National Cabinet replaced the now-defunct Council of Australian Governments (COAG) as the primary intergovernmental forum on 29 May 2020, citing excessive bureaucracy and infrequent meetings.^[1] National Cabinet is composed of the main forum (prime minister, premiers, and chief ministers), and specialised committees focusing on: rural and regional Australia, skills, infrastructure, health, transport, population and migration, and energy.^[2]