Shadow Cabinet of Australia
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) |
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Bill Shorten MP |
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Tanya Plibersek MP |
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Senator Penny Wong |
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Senator Don Farrell |
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Chris Bowen MP |
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Tony Burke MP |
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Mark Butler MP |
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Jenny Macklin MP |
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Richard Marles MP |
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Anthony Albanese MP |
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Jim Chalmers MP |
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Brendan O'Connor MP |
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Mark Dreyfus QC MP |
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Shayne Neumann MP |
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Senator Kim Carr |
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Michelle Rowland MP |
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Joel Fitzgibbon MP |
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Jason Clare MP |
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Catherine King MP |
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Julie Collins MP |
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Kate Ellis MP |
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Senator Katy Gallagher |
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Outer Shadow Ministry
Officeholder | Office(s) |
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Senator Doug Cameron |
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Senator Claire Moore |
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Andrew Leigh MP |
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Tim Hammond MP |
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Linda Burney MP |
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Senator Carol Brown |
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Amanda Rishworth MP |
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Stephen Jones MP |
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Ed Husic MP |
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Clare O'Neil MP |
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Shadow Assistant Ministers
Officeholder | Office(s) |
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Senator Pat Dodson |
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Senator Jacinta Collins |
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Terri Butler MP |
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Senator Helen Polley |
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Andrew Giles MP |
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Matt Thistlethwaite MP |
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Julie Owens MP |
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Pat Conroy MP |
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Senator Louise Pratt |
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Warren Snowdon MP |
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Gai Brodtmann MP |
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Mike Kelly AM, MP |
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Lisa Chesters MP |
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Nick Champion MP |
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Tony Zappia MP |
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See also
References
- ↑ Murphy, Katharine (23 July 2016). "Tanya Plibersek gets education portfolio in new shadow ministry". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 July 2016.