Acting minister arrangements: 1 April to 30 June 2026

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Nil.

Attorney-General’s

Nil.

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Bowen18 May 202623 May 2026Watt
Bowen7 June 202612 June 2026Watt

Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Conroy6 April 202612 April 2026Keogh
Marles7 April 20269 April 2026Bowen
Keogh21 April 202628 April 2026McAllister
Conroy5 May 20267 May 2026Burke
Marles15 May 202619 May 2026Conroy
Marles20 May 202621 May 2026Conroy
Marles28 May 20262 June 2026Conroy
Marles7 June 202613 June 2026Conroy

Education

Nil.

Employment and Workplace Relations

Nil.

Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell16 April 202618 April 2026Rishworth
Farrell18 May 202624 May 2026Rishworth
Farrell1 June 20266 June 2026Rishworth

Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Conroy6 April 202612 April 2026Keogh
Wong14 April 202618 April 2026Ayres
Farrell16 April 202618 April 2026Rishworth
Wong27 April 20261 May 2026Watt
Wong5 May 20267 May 2026Ayres
Conroy5 May 20267 May 2026Burke
Farrell18 May 202624 May 2026Rishworth
Wong25 May 202627 May 2026Butler
Farrell1 June 20266 June 2026Rishworth
Wong7 June 202613 June 2026Watt

Health, Disability and Ageing

Nil.

Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke5 April 202612 April 2026Rowland
Burke18 May 202620 May 2026Conroy

Industry, Science and Resources

Nil.

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke5 April 202612 April 2026Rowland
Wells10 April 202610 April 2026McBain
Burke18 May 202620 May 2026Conroy
Wells15 June 202616 June 2026C King

Prime Minister and Cabinet

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese9 April 202611 April 2026Marles
Albanese14 April 202617 April 2026Marles
McCarthy29 June 20265 July 2026Gallagher

Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Plibersek5 April 202610 April 2026Aly

Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
O’Neil3 April 202613 April 2026Aly
Chalmers15 April 202618 April 2026Gallagher

Veterans’ Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh21 April 202628 April 2026McAllister

Note: In practice, acting arrangements begin from a specific time on a day. This may result in more than one minister being listed as acting on a particular day.