The Digital Australia Authority. The internet isn't a department — it's where every Australian now lives, works and learns. Every one of the seven departments has a digital dimension, and no single one owns it. The DAA closes that gap across all of them.
Minister for Digital Australia
The DAA is not an eighth department — the seven-department structure is kept. It is the digital layer that runs across all seven, owning the online environment none of them can own alone.