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The Shadow Cabinet of Australia (also known in the Coalition as the Opposition Front Bench) is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who are regarded as the alternative Cabinet to the Cabinet of Australia , whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government. Neither the Shadow Cabinet nor the Shadow Ministers have any official status in the Parliament of Australia . The Shadow Cabinet's membership is determined by the rules and practices of the Opposition party.
Since the 2013 Labor leadership ballot resulting from the 2013 Australian federal election , the Shadow Cabinet has been led by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of the Australian Labor Party . Prime Minister Scott Morrison of the Liberal /National Coalition has led the Morrison Government since the 2018 Liberal leadership ballot .
Members of the current Shadow Cabinet
Following the narrow defeat at the 2016 election , the Australian Labor Party reelected Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek as leader and deputy leader respectively. On 23 July 2016, the Shadow Cabinet was announced.[1]
Officeholder
Office(s)
Bill Shorten MP
Leader of the Opposition (2013–present)
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (2016–present)
Tanya Plibersek MP
Senator Penny Wong
Senator Don Farrell
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (2016–present)
Shadow Special Minister of State (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Sport (2016–present)
Chris Bowen MP
Shadow Treasurer (2013–present)
Tony Burke MP
Shadow Minister for Environment and Water (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for the Arts (2016–present)
Manager of Opposition Business (2013–present)
Mark Butler MP
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy (2016–present)
Jenny Macklin MP
Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services (2016–present)
Richard Marles MP
Shadow Minister for Defence (2016–present)
Anthony Albanese MP
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Tourism (2013–present)
Jim Chalmers MP
Shadow Minister for Finance (2016–present)
Brendan O'Connor MP
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (2013–present)
Mark Dreyfus QC MP
Shadow Attorney-General (2013–present)
Shadow Minister for National Security (2016–present)
Deputy Manager of Opposition Business (2013–present)
Shayne Neumann MP
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016–present)
Senator Kim Carr
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (2016–present)
Michelle Rowland MP
Shadow Minister for Communications (2016–present)
Joel Fitzgibbon MP
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (2015–present)
Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Australia (2016–present)
Jason Clare MP
Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment (2016–present)
Catherine King MP
Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare (2016–present)
Julie Collins MP
Shadow Minister for Ageing and Mental Health (2016–present)
Kate Ellis MP
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for TAFE and Vocational Education (2013–present)
Senator Katy Gallagher
Outer Shadow Ministry
Officeholder
Office(s)
Senator Doug Cameron
Shadow Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness (2016–present)
Senator Claire Moore
Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific (2016–present)
Andrew Leigh MP
Shadow Assistant Treasurer (2013–present)
Shadow Minister for Competition and Productivity (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Charities and Not-for-Profits (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Trade in Services (2016–present)
Tim Hammond MP
Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs (2016–present)
Shadow Minister Assisting for Resources (2016–present)
Linda Burney MP
Shadow Minister for Human Services (2016–present)
Senator Carol Brown
Shadow Minister for Disability and Carers (2016–present)
Amanda Rishworth MP
Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Personnel (2016–present)
Stephen Jones MP
Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Regional Communications (2016–present)
Ed Husic MP
Shadow Minister for Employment Services, Workforce Participation and Future of Work (2016–present)
Shadow Minister for Digital Economy (2016–present)
Clare O'Neil MP
Shadow Minister for Justice (2013–present)
Shadow Assistant Ministers
Officeholder
Office(s)
Senator Pat Dodson
Shadow Assistant Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (2016–present)
Senator Jacinta Collins
Shadow Cabinet Secretary (2013–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Early Childhood (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia (2016–present)
Terri Butler MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Family Violence and Child Safety (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Universities (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Equality (2016–present)
Senator Helen Polley
Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader (Tasmania) (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Ageing (2016–present)
Andrew Giles MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Schools (2016–present)
Matt Thistlethwaite MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury (2016–present)
Julie Owens MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Small Business (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia (2016–present)
Pat Conroy MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for the Climate Change (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure (2016–present)
Senator Louise Pratt
Shadow Assistant Minister for Families and Communities (2016–present)
Warren Snowdon MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for External Territories (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Northern Australia (2016–present)
Gai Brodtmann MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence (2016–present)
Mike Kelly AM , MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Industry and Support (2016–present)
Lisa Chesters MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Workplace Relations (2016–present)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Australia (2016–present)
Nick Champion MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Science (2016–present)
Tony Zappia MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Medicare (2016–present)
Members of the 1st Shadow Cabinet 2013-2015
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Members of the 2nd Shadow Cabinet 2015-2016
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