Acting minister arrangements: 4 May 2025 to 30 June 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 (Defence portfolio) – Nil
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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
Watt6 June 202513 June 2025Bowen
Watt21 June 20255 July 2025Ayres (21 June to 29 June)
C King (30 June to 5 July)
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke14 May 202516 May 2025Butler
Marles29 May 202514 June 2025Conroy
Conroy22 June 202526 June 2025Keogh
Marles22 June 202527 June 2025Bowen
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Education

Nil

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Employment and Workplace Relations

Nil

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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell1 June 20256 June 2025Rishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wong14 May 202516 May 2025Gallagher
Wong19 May 202522 May 2025Ayres
Farrell1 June 20256 June 2025Rishworth
Conroy22 June 202526 June 2025Keogh
Aly28 June 20254 July 2025Gallagher (Minister for Small Business) 
Burke (Minister for Multilateral Affairs)
Ayres (Minister for International Development)
Wong30 June 20254 June 2025Burke
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Health, Disability and Ageing

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Butler28 June 202513 July 2025Rishworth (28 June to 3 July) 
Burke (4 to 8 July 2025)
Rishworth (9 to 13 July)
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke14 May 202516 May 2025Butler
Aly28 June 20254 July 2025Gallagher (Minister for Small Business) 
Burke (Minister for Multilateral Affairs)
Ayres (Minister for International Development)
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Industry, Science and Resources

Nil

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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke14 May 202516 May 2025Butler
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Prime Minister and Cabinet 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese14 May 202521 May 2025Marles
Albanese13 June 202519 June 2025Marles
McCarthy23 June 202529 June 2025Gallagher
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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Butler28 June 202513 July 2025Rishworth (28 June to 3 July) 
Burke (4 to 8 July 2025)
Rishworth (9 to 13 July)
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Aly28 June 20254 July 2025Gallagher (Minister for Small Business)
Burke (Minister for Multilateral Affairs)
Ayres (Minister for International Development)
Chalmers28 June 20256 July 2025Gallagher
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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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