Acting minister arrangements: 1 October 2024 to 19 January 2025

Instruments of Authorisation that enable a Minister from another portfolio to act for a Minister who is unavailable for a period of two weeks or more are published on the Federal Register of Legislation

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  1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  2. Attorney-General’s
  3. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  4. Defence
  5. Education
  6. Employment and Workplace Relations
  7. Finance
  8. Foreign Affairs and Trade
  9. Health and Aged Care
  10. Home Affairs
  11. Industry, Science and Resources
  12. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
  13. Prime Minister and Cabinet 
  14. Social Services
  15. Treasury
  16. Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Collins13 November 202416 November 2024Leigh (Minister for Small Business) 
Chisholm (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
Collins13 January 202520 January 2025Leigh (Minister for Small Business) 
Chisholm (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
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Attorney-General’s

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Dreyfus13 January 202520 January 2025Gallagher
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Bowen30 September 20247 October 2024Plibersek
Bowen21 October 202427 October 2024Plibersek
Bowen14 November 202424 November 2024Plibersek
Bowen27 December 202414 January 2025Plibersek
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh28 September 20243 October 2024Conroy
Marles1 October 20243 October 2024Conroy
Conroy13 October 202414 October 2024M King
Conroy14 October 202424 October 2024Collins
Marles19 October 202421 October 2024Farrell
Burke30 October 20242 November 2024Watt
Conroy20 November 202421 November 2024Keogh
Burke2 December 20244 December 2024Watt
Marles2 December 20246 December 2024Conroy
Conroy13 December 202424 December 2024Marles
Marles14 December 202420 December 2024Farrell
Burke16 December 202422 December 2024Watt (16 to 20 December)
Butler (21 to 22 December)
Marles21 December 20244 January 2024Keogh (21 to 24 December)
Conroy (25 December to 4 January)
Keogh2 January 202512 January 2025Conroy
Burke6 January 202513 January 2025Watt
Marles16 January 202518 January 2025Conroy
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Education

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Aly30 September 20244 October 2024Clare        
Clare18 December 202431 December 2024Plibersek
Aly26 December 202410 January 2025Plibersek (26 to 31 December)
Clare (1 to 10 January)
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt21 December 20245 January 2025C King (21 to 22 December)
Burke (23 December to 5 January)
Giles26 December 20247 January 2025Burke (26 December to 5 January)
Watt (6 to 7 January)
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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell3 November 20245 November 2024Rishworth
Farrell1 December 20244 December 2024Rishworth
Farrell4 January 202519 January 2025Rishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wong30 September 20245 October 2024Chalmers
Conroy13 October 202414 October 2024M King
Conroy14 October 202424 October 2024Collins
Wong23 October 202426 October 2024Gallagher
Farrell3 November 20245 November 2024Rishworth
Conroy20 November 202421 November 2024Keogh
Farrell1 December 20244 December 2024Rishworth
Wong2 December 20246 December 2024Chalmers
Conroy13 December 202424 December 2024Marles
Wong14 December 202412 January 2025Dreyfus
Farrell4 January 202519 January 2025Rishworth
Wong18 January 202529 January 2025Gallagher (18 to 24 January)
Chalmers (25 to 29 January)
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wells17 October 202418 October 2024Butler
Wells16 December 202427 December 2024Butler
Butler6 January 202512 January 2025Wells
Wells13 January 202517 January 2025Butler
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
McAllister28 September 20247 October 2024McBain
Burke30 October 20242 November 2024Watt
Burke2 December 20244 December 2024Watt
Burke16 December 202422 December 2024Watt (16 to 20 December)
Butler (21 to 22 December)
McAllister16 December 202422 December 2024C King
Burke6 January 202513 January 2025Watt
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
M King22 October 202425 October 2024Rishworth
Husic15 December 202417 December 2024Bowen
Husic21 December 20247 January 2025Plibersek
M King15 January 202530 January 2025Rishworth
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
McAllister28 September 20247 October 2024McBain
M King22 October 202425 October 2024Rishworth
Burke30 October 20242 November 2024Watt
Burke2 December 20244 December 2024Watt
Burke16 December 202422 December 2024Watt (16 to 20 December)
Butler (21 to 22 December)
McAllister16 December 202422 December 2024C King
McBain21 December 202428 December 2024M King
C King23 December 20245 January 2025Burke
Rowland23 December 20245 January 2025Plibersek
Burke6 January 202513 January 2025Watt
M King15 January 202530 January 2025Rishworth
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Prime Minister and Cabinet 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese9 October 202412 October 2024Marles
Albanese24 October 202426 October 2024Marles
Albanese13 November 202421 November 2024Marles
McCarthy12 December 202414 January 2025Dreyfus (12 December to 12 January)
Gallagher (13 to 14 January)
Dreyfus13 January 202520 January 2025Gallagher
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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Rishworth24 December 20243 January 2025Farrell
O’Neil4 January 20255 January 2025Jones (Treasury portfolio)
Rishworth (Social Services portfolio)
O’Neil6 January 202513 January 2025Rishworth
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Chalmers23 October 202427 October 2024Gallagher
Collins13 November 202416 November 2024Leigh (Minister for Small Business) 
Chisholm (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
Jones15 December 202417 December 2024Chalmers
Jones23 December 20243 January 2024Chalmers
O’Neil4 January 20255 January 2025Jones (Treasury portfolio)
Rishworth (Social Services portfolio)
Jones6 January 202512 January 2025Chalmers
O’Neil6 January 202513 January 2025Rishworth
Collins13 January 202520 January 2025Leigh (Minister for Small Business) 
Chisholm (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
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Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh28 September 20243 October 2024Conroy
Keogh2 January 202512 January 2025Conroy

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.

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