Current Ministry as at 31 May 2023
Names of Cabinet ministers are shown in bold. Names of Assistant Ministers are shown in italics.
The column 'Guide to responsibilities' identifies, as a matter of practice, the division of ministerial responsibility within a portfolio. This guide does not have legal force. As a matter of law, any minister or assistant minister appointed to administer a particular department has the constitutional authority to administer any part of that department, and any legislation administered by that department.
On this page
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of Defence
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Finance
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Aged Care
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Department of Social Services
- Attorney-General's Department
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Home Affairs
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Albanese | Cabinet Minister | Prime Minister | All |
| Katy Gallagher | Cabinet Minister | Minister for the Public Service Minister for Women | The Public Service and Women |
| Linda Burney | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Indigenous Australians | Indigenous Australians |
| Mark Dreyfus | Cabinet Minister | Cabinet Secretary | Cabinet Secretary |
| Patrick Gorman | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Assistant Minister for the Public Service | Assist the Prime Minister Assist the Minister for the Public Service |
| Malarndirri McCarthy | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians | Assist the Minister for Indigenous Australians |
Department of Defence
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Marles | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Defence (Deputy Prime Minister) | All |
| Clare O'Neil | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Cyber Security | Cyber Security |
| Matt Keogh | Minister | Minister for Defence Personnel | Support the Minister for Defence on matters relating to Defence Personnel |
| Pat Conroy | Minister | Minister for Defence Industry | Support the Minister for Defence on matters relating to Defence Industry |
| Matt Thistlethwaite | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Defence | Assist the Minister for Defence |
Department of Veterans' Affairs
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Keogh | Minister | Minister for Veterans' Affairs | All |
| Matt Thistlethwaite | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Veterans' Affairs | Assist the Minister for Veterans' Affairs |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Wong | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Foreign Affairs | All except Trade and Tourism |
| Don Farrell | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Trade and Tourism | Trade and Tourism |
| Pat Conroy | Minister | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | Support the Minister for Foreign Affairs on matters relating to International Development and the Pacific |
| Tim Ayres | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Trade | Assist the Minister for Trade and Tourism on matters relating to Trade |
| Tim Watts | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs | Assist the Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Department of the Treasury
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chalmers | Cabinet Minister | Treasurer | All |
| Julie Collins | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Small Business Minister for Housing | Small Business Housing |
| Stephen Jones | Minister | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services | Support the Treasurer, including on matters relating to Financial Services |
| Andrew Leigh | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury | Assist the Treasurer, in particular on matters relating to Competition and Charities |
Department of Finance
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katy Gallagher | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Finance | All except Special Minister of State |
| Don Farrell | Cabinet Minister | Special Minister of State | Special Minister of State (including Ministerial and Parliamentary Services and electoral matters) |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Burke | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | All except Skills and Training |
| Brendan O'Connor | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Skills and Training | Skills and Training |
| Andrew Leigh | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Employment | Assist the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations on matters relating to Employment |
Department of Education
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Clare | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Education | All |
| Anne Aly | Minister | Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Youth | Support the Minister for Education on matters relating to Early Childhood Education and Youth |
| Anthony Chisholm | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Education | Assist the Minister for Education, in particular on matters relating to regional education |
Department of Health and Aged Care
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butler | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Health and Aged Care | All |
| Anika Wells | Minister | Minister for Aged Care Minister for Sport | Support the Minister for Health and Aged Care on matters relating to Aged Care and Sport |
| Ged Kearney | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care | Assist the Minister for Health and Aged Care, in particular on matters relating to women's health, health of specific population groups, and certain health regulatory frameworks |
| Emma McBride | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health | Assist the Minister for Health and Aged Care on matters relating to Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, and Rural and Regional Health |
| Malarndirri McCarthy | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health | Assist the Minister for Health and Aged Care on matters relating to Indigenous Health |
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bowen | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Climate Change and Energy |
| Tanya Plibersek | Cabinet Minister | Minister for the Environment and Water | The Environment and Water |
| Jenny McAllister | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Assist the Minister for Climate Change and Energy |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine King | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | All except Communications, the Arts and Northern Australia |
| Michelle Rowland | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Communications | Communications |
| Tony Burke | Cabinet Minister | Minister for the Arts | The Arts |
| Madeleine King | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Northern Australia | Northern Australia |
| Kristy McBain | Minister | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | Support the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government on matters relating to Regional Development, Local Government and Territories |
| Carol Brown | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | Assist the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government on matters relating to Infrastructure and Transport |
| Anthony Chisholm | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Regional Development | Assist the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government on matters relating to Regional Development |
Department of Social Services
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Rishworth | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Social Services | All except Housing, Homelessness, the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services (including NDIA and Services Australia) |
| Bill Shorten | Cabinet Minister | Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister for Government Services | The National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services (including NDIA and Services Australia) |
| Julie Collins | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Housing Minister for Homelessness | Housing and Homelessness |
| Justine Elliot | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Social Services Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence | Assist the Minister for Social Services, in particular on matters relating to the Prevention of Family Violence |
Attorney-General's Department
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dreyfus | Cabinet Minister | Attorney-General | All |
| Matt Thistlethwaite | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for the Republic | Assist the Attorney-General on matters relating to the Republic |
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeleine King | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Resources | Resources |
| Ed Husic | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Industry and Science | Industry and Science |
| Tim Ayres | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Manufacturing | Assist the Minister for Industry and Science on matters relating to Manufacturing |
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Watt | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | All |
Department of Home Affairs
| Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare O'Neil | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Home Affairs Minister for Cyber Security | All except Emergency Management |
| Murray Watt | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Emergency Management | Emergency Management |
| Andrew Giles | Minister | Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Support the Minister for Home Affairs on matters relating to Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs |