Department of Communications (1980–1987)

Department of Communications
Department overview
Formed	3 November 1980
Preceding Department	Postal and Telecommunications Department;
Dissolved	24 July 1987
Superseding Department	Department of Transport and Communications;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	Ian McCahon Sinclair, (1980–1982); Neil Anthony Brown, (1982–1983); Michael John Duff, (1983–1987);
Department executives	Bob Lansdown, Secretary (1980–1986); Charles Halton, Secretary (1986–1987);

The Department of Communications was an Australian government department that existed between November 1980 and July 1987.