Department of External Territories (1968–1973)

Department of External Territories
Department overview
Formed	20 February 1968
Preceding Department	Department of Territories (I);
Dissolved	30 November 1973
Superseding Department	Department of Foreign Affairs – for residual responsibilities relating to Papua New Guinea;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Charles Barnes, Minister (1968–1972); Andrew Peacock, Minister (1972); Gough Whitlam, Minister (1972); Bill Morrison, Minister (1972–1973);
Department executives	George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1968–1970); David Hay, Secretary (1970–1973);

The Department of External Territories was an Australian government department that existed between February 1968 and November 1973. It was the second Australian Government department to be given the name.