1 July 2025
Names of Cabinet ministers are shown in bold. Names of Assistant Ministers are shown in italics.
The column 'Guide to responsibilities' identifies, as a matter of practice, the division of ministerial responsibility within a portfolio. This guide does not have legal force. As a matter of law, any minister or assistant minister appointed to administer a particular department has the constitutional authority to administer any part of that department, and any legislation administered by that department.
On this page
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of Defence
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Finance
- Department of Home Affairs
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Education
- Attorney-General's Department
- Department of Social Services
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Anthony Albanese | Cabinet Minister | Prime Minister | All |
Richard Marles | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Defence (Deputy Prime Minister) | Support the work of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Implementation Taskforce |
Katy Gallagher | Cabinet Minister | Minister for the Public Service Minister for Women | The public service and women |
Malarndirri McCarthy | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Indigenous Australians | Indigenous Australians |
Matt Keogh | Minister | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | Support the work of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Implementation Taskforce |
Patrick Gorman | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Assistant Minister for the Public Service | Assist the Prime Minister Assist on matters relating to the public service |
Rebecca White | Assistant Minster | Assistant Minister for Women | Assist on matters relating to women |
Andrew Charlton | Assistant Minister | Cabinet Secretary | Cabinet Secretary |
Department of Defence
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Richard Marles | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Defence (Deputy Prime Minister) | All |
Tony Burke | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Cyber Security | Cyber security |
Pat Conroy | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Defence Industry | Defence industry |
Matt Keogh | Minister | Minister for Defence Personnel | Support the Minister for Defence on matters relating to defence personnel |
Peter Khalil | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Defence | Assist on matters relating to defence |
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Matt Keogh | Minister | Minister for Veterans' Affairs | All |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Penny Wong | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Foreign Affairs | All except trade and tourism |
Don Farrell | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Trade and Tourism | Trade and tourism |
Pat Conroy | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Pacific Island Affairs | Pacific Island affairs |
Anne Aly | Cabinet Minister | Minister for International Development | International development |
Matt Thistlethwaite | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | Assist on matters relating to foreign affairs and trade |
Nita Green | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Tourism Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs | Assist on matters relating to tourism Assist on matters relating to Pacific Island affairs |
Department of the Treasury
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Jim Chalmers | Cabinet Minister | Treasurer | All |
Clare O’Neil | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Housing Minister for Homelessness Minister for Cities | Housing, homelessness and cities |
Anne Aly | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Small Business | Small business |
Daniel Mulino | Minister | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services | Support the Treasurer, including on matters relating to financial services |
Andrew Leigh | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury | Assist on matters relating to productivity, competition and charities |
Department of Finance
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Katy Gallagher | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Finance Minister for Government Services | All (including Services Australia) except Special Minister of State |
Don Farrell | Cabinet Minister | Special Minister of State | Special Minister of State (including Ministerial and Parliamentary Services and electoral matters) |
Department of Home Affairs
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Tony Burke | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Home Affairs Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Minister for Cyber Security | All |
Anne Aly | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Multicultural Affairs | Multicultural affairs |
Kristy McBain | Minister | Minister for Emergency Management | Emergency management |
Josh Wilson | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Emergency Management | Assist on matters relating to emergency management |
Julian Hill | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs | Assist on matters relating to citizenship, customs and multicultural affairs |
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Mark Butler | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Health and Ageing Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme | All |
Jenny McAllister | Minister | Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme | National Disability Insurance Scheme |
Sam Rae | Minister | Minister for Aged Care and Seniors | Aged care and seniors |
Emma McBride | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health | Assist on matters relating to mental health, suicide prevention, and rural and regional health |
Rebecca White | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health | Assist on matters relating to health, aged care and Indigenous health |
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Chris Bowen | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Climate change and energy |
Murray Watt | Cabinet Minister | Minister for the Environment and Water | The environment and water |
Josh Wilson | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Assist on matters relating to climate change and energy |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Catherine King | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | All except Northern Australia, communications, sport and the arts |
Madeleine King | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Northern Australia | Northern Australia |
Anika Wells | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Communications Minister for Sport | Communications Sport |
Tony Burke | Cabinet Minister | Minister for the Arts | The arts |
Kristy McBain | Minister | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | Regional development, local government and territories |
Anthony Chisholm | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Regional Development | Assist on matters relating to regional development |
Nita Green | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Northern Australia | Assist on matters relating to Northern Australia |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Amanda Rishworth | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | All |
Andrew Giles | Minister | Minister for Skills and Training | Skills and training |
Patrick Gorman | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Assist on matters relating to employment and workplace relations |
Julian Hill | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for International Education | Assist on matters relating to international education |
Department of Education
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Jason Clare | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Education | All |
Jess Walsh | Minister | Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Youth | Support the Minister for Education on matters relating to early childhood education and youth |
Julian Hill | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for International Education | Assist on matters relating to international education |
Attorney-General's Department
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Michelle Rowland | Cabinet Minister | Attorney-General | All |
Department of Social Services
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Tanya Plibersek | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Social Services | All |
Katy Gallagher | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Government Services | Government Services (including Services Australia) |
Mark Butler | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme | Disability |
Jenny McAllister | Minister | Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme | National Disability Insurance Scheme |
Ged Kearney | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Social Services Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence | Assist on matters relating to the prevention of family violence |
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Julie Collins | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | All |
Anthony Chisholm | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Assist on matters relating to agriculture, fisheries and forestry |
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Name | Role | Office(s) | Guide to responsibilities |
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Madeleine King | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Resources | Resources |
Tim Ayres | Cabinet Minister | Minister for Industry and Innovation Minister for Science | Industry, innovation and science |
Anthony Chisholm | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Resources | Assist on matters relating to resources |
Andrew Charlton | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy | Assist on matters relating to science, technology and the digital economy |