Formed 12 September 1939 Headquarters Melbourne | Dissolved 16 March 1950 | |
The former Department of Information (DOI) was an Australian Government department formed during World War II. The former department was established in September 1939 under the leadership of John Treloar, the director of the Australian War Memorial, who remained in this role until early 1941. It was the first of 17 new Australian Government departments to be established during the war, and was responsible for both censorship and disseminating government propaganda. The department was based in Melbourne throughout its existence, though it established divisions in Sydney and bureaus in New York City and London. The DOI was broken up in 1950, with its functions being allocated between other departments.
Henry Gullett was the first Minister for Information.