The Shadow Cabinet of Australia is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who form an alternative Cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.
The "opposition front bench" comprises the full shadow ministry including the shadow cabinet, other shadow ministers and shadow parliamentary secretaries.
As an institution, the shadow cabinet is much less defined—or studied—than the Cabinet with its well established formal procedures. Shadow Cabinet operates more as a committee of an opposition political party than an institution of Government or Parliament. The Cabinet Handbook was first published in 1926 and the updated version is available on-line[1] but no such equivalent exists for Shadow Cabinet.[2]
Since the 2007 federal election, the Liberal–National Coalition has been the Official Opposition. Following the 2010 federal election, the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, announced the current Shadow Cabinet on 14 September 2010.
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The following are the current members of the Shadow Cabinet[3]:
| Party | Portfolio | Shadow Minister | House |
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| Liberal | Leader of the Opposition | Tony Abbott | MP |
| Liberal | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shadow Minister for Trade |
Julie Bishop | MP |
| National | Leader of the Nationals Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport |
Warren Truss | MP |
| Liberal | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations |
Eric Abetz | Senator |
| Liberal | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Arts |
George Brandis | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Treasurer | Joe Hockey | MP |
| Liberal | Manager of Opposition Business in the House Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training |
Christopher Pyne | MP |
| Country Liberal | Deputy Leader of the Nationals Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs |
Nigel Scullion | Senator |
| National | Leader of the Nationals in the Senate Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water |
Barnaby Joyce | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction Chairman, Coalition Policy Development Committee |
Andrew Robb | MP |
| National | Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources | Ian Macfarlane | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Defence | David Johnston | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband | Malcolm Turnbull | MP |
| National | Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing | Peter Dutton | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Families, Housing and Human Services | Kevin Andrews | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage | Greg Hunt | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Productivity and Population, Immigration and Citizenship | Scott Morrison | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science | Sophie Mirabella | MP |
| National | Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security | John Cobb | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | Bruce Billson | MP |
| Party | Portfolio | Shadow Minister | House |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Tourism Shadow Minister for Regional Development |
Bob Baldwin | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Assistant Treasurer Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation |
Mathias Cormann | Senator |
| National | Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport Shadow Minister for Regional Communications |
Luke Hartsuyker | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Employment Participation Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Childhood Learning |
Sussan Ley | MP |
| Liberal National | Shadow Minister for Universities and Research | Brett Mason | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Indigenous Development and Employment Shadow Minister for Housing Shadow Minister for COAG |
Marise Payne | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate |
Mitch Fifield | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection | Michael Keenan | MP |
| Liberal National | Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Technology and Personnel | Stuart Robert | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | Michael Ronaldson | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Minister for Ageing Shadow Minister for Mental Health |
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Special Minister of State Shadow Minister for Seniors |
Bronwyn Bishop | MP |
| Party | Portfolio | Shadow Minister | House |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Supporting Families |
Cory Bernardi | Senator |
| Liberal National | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Settlement |
Teresa Gambaro | MP |
| National | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Regional Transport | Darren Chester | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel |
Gary Humphries | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tax Reform Deputy Chairman, Coalition Policy Development Committee |
Tony Smith | MP |
| National | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education | Fiona Nash | Senator |
| Liberal National | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Defence Force and Defence Support |
Ian Macdonald | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government | Don Randall | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Environment |
Simon Birmingham | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare | Dr Andrew Southcott | MP |
| Liberal National | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services and Indigenous Health | Dr Andrew Laming | MP |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration |
Michaelia Cash | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry and Science Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry |
Richard Colbeck | Senator |
| Liberal | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition | Scott Ryan | Senator |
| Liberal | Chairman, Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee | Jamie Briggs | MP |
Shadow Cabinet Secretary: Philip Ruddock MP
Chief Opposition Whip: Warren Entsch MP
Opposition Whip: Patrick Secker MP
Deputy Opposition Whip: Nola Marino MP
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