Revocation of appointments of ministers of state: 29 July 2024

Copy of instrument revoking the appointments of 16 ministers to administer specific departments of state.

REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENTS OF MINISTERS OF STATE

I, SAM MOSTYN AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, pursuant to sections 64 and 65 of the Constitution, hereby revoke the appointments of: 

  1. LINDA JEAN BURNEY to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET and to hold the office of MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
  2. JULIE MAREE COLLINS to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES and THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY and to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR HOUSING and MINISTER FOR HOMELESSNESS and MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS
  3. ANTHONY STEPHEN BURKE to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS and THE DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS and THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS and to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS and MINISTER FOR THE ARTS
  4. BRENDAN PATRICK O'CONNOR to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS and to hold the office of MINISTER FOR SKILLS AND TRAINING
  5. MURRAY PATRICK WATT to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY and THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS and to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY and MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
  6. CLARE ELLEN O'NEIL to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS and THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE and to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS and MINISTER FOR CYBER SECURITY
  7. PATRICK MARTIN CONROY to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE and THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE and to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY and MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PACIFIC
  8. ANDREW JAMES GILES to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS and to hold the office of MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
  9. PATRICK POSSUM GORMAN to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET and to hold the offices of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE PRIME MINISTER and PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE
  10. MALARNDIRRI BARBARA ANNE MCCARTHY to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET and THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGED CARE and to hold the offices of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS and PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE
  11. TIMOTHY AYRES to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS and THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH and to hold the offices of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR TRADE AND TOURISM and PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE
  12. MATTHEW JAMES THISTLETHWAITE to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE and THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS and THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT and to hold the offices of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE and PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS and PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
  13. ANTHONY DAVID CHISHOLM to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and THE DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS and to hold the offices of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION and PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  14. GERARDINE MARY KEARNEY to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGED CARE and to hold the office of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE
  15. JENNIFER RYLL MCALLISTER to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER and to hold the office of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
  16. CAROL LOUISE BROWN to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS and to hold the office of PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Given under my hand on 29 July 2024

[Signature of Sam Mostyn AC]

Governor-General
By Her Excellency's Command

[Signature of Anthony Albanese]

Anthony Albanese
Prime Minister