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The [[Australia]]n '''Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts''' has overall responsibility for [[broadcasting]], the [[Information and Communications Technology|information and communications technology]] industry, the [[information economy]], and [[telecommunications]] within Australia.
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[[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[The Honourable|the Hon.]] [[Mitch Fifield]] served as Communications Minister from 21 September 2015 until 23 August 2018, following criticism of the leadership of [[Malcolm Turnbull]]. On 28 August, he was reappointed to the post by Turnbull's successor [[Scott Morrison]]. [[Paul Fletcher (politician)|Paul Fletcher]] was appointed in May 2019.
In the [[Government of Australia]], the ministers administer the portfolio through the [[Department of
On 26 May 2019 [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Scott Morrison]] announced that [[Paul Fletcher (politician)|Paul Fletcher]] would replace Fifield as Minister for Communications in the communications portfolio in the new Cabinet and the 46th [[Parliament of Australia]] with Fifield being recommended as [[Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations|Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/scott-morrison-unveils-new-ministry-as-coalition-prepares-for-majority-government/ar-AABVEEo?li=AAgfYrC|title=Scott Morrison unveils new ministry as Coalition prepares for majority government|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref>
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