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Line 12: \| inaugural = [[John Forrest]] {{small\|(as Postmaster-General)}} \| formation = {{start date\|1901\|1\|1\|df=y}} ~~\| department = [[Department of Communications and the Arts]]~~ }} ~~{{Infobox Political post~~ ~~\| border = parliamentary~~ ~~\| minister = not_prime~~ ~~\| post = Minister for Regional Communications~~ ~~\| incumbent = [[Bridget McKenzie]]~~ ~~\| image = Bridget McKenzie 2014-01.jpg~~ ~~\| incumbentsince = {{start date\|2017\|12\|20\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| style = [[The Honourable]]~~ ~~\| appointer = [[Governor-General of Australia\|Governor-General]] on the recommendation of the [[Prime Minister of Australia]]~~ ~~\| inaugural = [[Sharon Bird]]~~ ~~\| formation = {{start date\|2013\|7\|1\|df=y}}~~ \| department = [[Department of Communications and the Arts]] }} Line 30 ⟶ 17: [[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. The current '''Minister for Regional Communications''' is Senator the Hon. [[Bridget McKenzie]], since 20 December 2017.<ref name="Turnbull2nd-4thAR">{{cite press release\|quote=Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie joins Cabinet as Minister for Sport, Rural Health and Regional Communications. Bridget has long campaigned for better services for regional communities.\|url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/ministerial-arrangements-2\|title=Ministerial Arrangements\|date=19 December 2017\|publisher=[[Government of Australia]]\|author=Turnbull, Malcolm\|authorlink=Malcolm Turnbull\|accessdate=3 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313005337/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/ministerial-arrangements-2\|archive-date=13 March 2018\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the [[Government of Australia]], the ministers administer the portfolio through the [[Department of Communications and the Arts]] and a range of other government agencies. Line 657 ⟶ 642: \| Minister for Regional Communications \| align=center \| {{start date\|2017\|12\|20\|df=y}} \| align=center \| ~~''Incumbent''~~{{end date\|2018\|8\|28\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2017\|12\|20\|2018\|8\|28}} \|}

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