Acting minister arrangements: 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025

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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, Disability and Ageing
  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 
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Nil

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Attorney-General’s

Nil

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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Bowen11 October 202517 October 2025Watt
Bowen15 November 202525 November 2025Watt
Bowen 4 December 20255 December 2025Watt
Watt 20 December 20254 January 2026Bowen 
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh 29 September 20253 October 2025McBain
Conroy 30 September 20254 October 2025Ayres
Marles2 October 20254 October 2025Bowen 
Conroy 11 October 202518 October 2025Keogh 
Marles21 October 202524 October 2025Conroy
Marles31 October 20252 November 2025Conroy
Keogh 8 November 202515 November 2025Conroy 
Marles2 December 20253 December 2025Conroy 
Keogh 2 December 20255 December 2025Conroy 
Conroy 25 December 202518 January 2025Marles 
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Education 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Clare 29 September 20255 October 2025Bowen 
Clare6 December 202512 December 2025Bowen 
Clare23 December 202516 January 2026Bowen 
Walsh 25 December 202517 January 2026Bowen 
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Employment and Workplace Relations 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Rishworth 26 September 20255 October 2025Farrell 
Giles 7 December 202513 December 2025Rishworth 
Giles28 December 202517 January 2026McBain 
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Finance 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell 4 November 20257 November 2025Rishworth 
Farrell 7 December 202510 December 2025Rishworth 
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Foreign Affairs and Trade 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wong27 September 20256 October 2025Ayres
Conroy 30 September 20254 October 2025Ayres
Conroy 11 October 202517 October 2025Keogh 
Aly 13 October 202518 October 2025Butler
Wong29 October 202531 October 2025Watt
Aly 30 October 20256 November 2025Burke
Farrell 4 November 20257 November 2025Rishworth 
Wong19 November 202521 November 2025Butler
Farrell 7 December 202510 December 2025Rishworth 
Wong24 December 202513 January 2026

Ayres (24 December 2025 to 4 January 2026)

Watt (5 to 13 January 2026)

Conroy 25 December 202518 January 2025Marles 
Aly 26 December 202518 January 2026Plibersek
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Health, Disability and Ageing

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
McAllister29 September 20255 October 2025Butler       
Rae11 October 202519 October 2025Butler
Rae18 December 20252 January 2026Butler (18 to 21 December 2025 and                    1 January 2026)                                                                     Burke (22 to 24 December 2025)                                                                         Gallagher (25 to 31 December 2025 and                    2 January 2026) 
Butler 22 December 20251 January 2026Burke (22 to 24 December 2025)                                       Gallagher (25 to 31 December 2025 and                   1 January 2026)
McAllister22 December 20255 January 2026Burke (22 to 24 December 2025)                                      Gallagher (25 to 31 December 2025 and                  2 January 2026)                                                   Butler (1 January & 3 to 5 January 2026)
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
McBain11 October 202515 October 2025Burke 
Aly 13 October 202518 October 2025Butler
Aly 30 October 20256 November 2025Burke 
Burke7 November 202510 November 2025Butler
Burke12 November 202514 November 2025Butler
Burke11 December 202515 December 2025Conroy
Aly 26 December 202518 January 2026Plibersek 
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Industry, Science and Resources 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Ayres19 October 202523 October 2025Conroy
M King19 October 202523 October 2025Rishworth
M King29 October 20252 November 2025Rishworth
M King 13 December 20259 January 2026

Ayres (13 December 2025 to 4 January 2026)

Watt (5 to 9 January 2026)

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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
McBain11 October 202515 October 2025Burke 
M King19 October 202523 October 2025Rishworth
M King29 October 20252 November 2025Rishworth
Burke7 November 202510 November 2025Butler
Burke12 November 202514 November 2025Butler
Burke11 December 202515 December 2025Conroy 
M King 13 December 20259 January 2026

Ayres (13 December 2025 to 4 January 2026)

Watt (5 to 9 January 2026)

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Prime Minister and Cabinet 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese 11 October 202519 October 2025Marles
Albanese19 October 202523 October 2025

Marles (19 to 21 October 2025)

Wong (21 to 23 October 2025)

Albanese26 October 20252 November 2025Marles
Albanese20 November 202524 November 2025Marles
Albanese1 December 20255 December 2025

Marles (1 to 2 December 2025)

Wong (2 to 3 December 2025)

Marles (3 to 5 December 2025)

McCarthy28 December 202518 January 2026Rowland
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Social Services

Nil

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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Chalmers2 October 20256 October 2025Gallagher
O'Neil10 October 202518 October 2025Mulino
Aly 13 October 202518 October 2025Butler
Chalmers15 October 202522 October 2025Gallagher
Aly 30 October 20256 November 2025Burke 
Chalmers4 December 20255 December 2025Gallagher
Chalmers22 December 20254 January 2026Gallagher
Aly26 December 202518 January 2026Plibersek
Mulino 29 December 202518 January 2026Rowland 
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Veterans’ Affairs 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh 29 September 20253 October 2025McBain
Keogh 8 November 202515 November 2025Conroy 
Keogh 2 December 20255 December 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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