Acting minister arrangements: 20 January to 3 May 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 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
Dreyfus25 January 20251 February 2025Gallagher
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Nil

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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke27 January 202528 January 2025Marles
Burke30 January 20251 February 2025Marles
Marles6 February 20259 February 2025Conroy
Conroy27 February 202527 February 2025Keogh
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Education

Nil

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Employment and Workplace Relations

Nil

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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell23 April 202529 April 2025Rishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wong18 January 202529 January 2025Gallagher (18 to 24 January) 
Chalmers (25 to 29 January)
Wong19 February 202522 February 2025Dreyfus
Conrol27 February 202527 February 2025Keogh
Farrell23 April 202529 April 2025Rishworth
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Health and Aged Care

Nil

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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke27 January 202528 January 2025Marles
Burke30 January 20251 February 2025Marles
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
M King15 January 202530 January 2025Rishworth
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
M King15 January 202530 January 2025Rishworth
Burke27 January 202528 January 2025Marles
Burke30 January 20251 February 2025Marles
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Prime Minister and Cabinet 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Dreyfus13 January 202520 January 2025Gallagher
Dreyfus25 January 20251 February 2025Gallagher
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Social Services

Nil

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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Collins13 January 202520 January 2025Leigh (Minister for Small Business) 
Chisholm (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
Chalmers23 February 202527 February 2025Gallagher
Jones24 February 20251 March 2025O’Neil (24 to 27 February)
Chalmers (28 February to 1 March)
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Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)

Nil

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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