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The Australian Department of Human Services (also called DHS) is a department of the Government of Australia charged with responsibility for delivering a range of welfare public aid health and other services to the people of Australia.The Department of Human Services delivers its services through a portfolio of two organisations and three departmental master programs: Australian Hearing – a statutory authority providing hearing services Centrelink – a departmental master program administering the Australian Government’s income support system Child Support – a departmental master program providing support to separated parents CRS Australia – a DHS business unit providing disability employment services Medicare – a departmental master program delivering health programs to AustraliansThe head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Human Services currently Kathryn Campbell who is responsible to the Minister for Human Services Senator the Hon.
