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| insignia = Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg
| insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Australia|Commonwealth Coat of Arms]]
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| flagcaption = [[Flag of Australia]]
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| incumbent = [[Michelle Rowland]]
| image = Michelle Rowland.jpg
| incumbentsince = {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| appointer = [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] on the recommendation of the [[Prime Minister of Australia]]
| inaugural = [[John Forrest]] {{small|(as Postmaster-General)}}
| formation = {{start date|1901|1|1|df=y}}
| department = [[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and
| website = {{URL|https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland}}
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The [[Australia]]n '''Minister for Communications
In the [[Australian Government|Government of Australia]], the ministers administer the portfolio through the [[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts]].
==Scope==
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* [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]
* [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]]
* [[Australia Post]]
* [[Australian Classification Board]]
* [[National Library of Australia]]
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The minister responsible for telecommunications policy has had various titles. From 1901 until December 1975 it was the Postmaster-General, who administered the portfolio through the [[Postmaster-General's Department]].
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Communications, or any of its precedent titles:<ref name=parl>{{cite web|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=customrank;page=2;query=Lazzarini;rec=12;resCount=Default |title=Ministries and Cabinets |work=43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament |publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]] |year=2010 |
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| align=center| 2
| [[James Drake (politician)|James Drake]]
| {{Australian party style|Protectionist}}|
| align=center | {{start date|1901|2|5|df=y}}
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| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|
| [[Free Trade Party|Free Trade]]
| [[George
| align=center | {{start date|1904|8|17|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|1905|7|5|df=y}}
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| align=center| 8
| [[Josiah Thomas (politician)|Josiah Thomas]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor
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| align=center| 10
| [[Josiah Thomas (politician)|Josiah Thomas]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| rowspan=2 | Labor
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| [[Agar Wynne]]
| {{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}|
| [[
| [[Joseph Cook|Cook]]
| align=center | {{start date|1913|6|24|df=y}}
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| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|
| rowspan=3 | [[Nationalist Party
| align=center | {{start date|1917|2|17|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|1920|2|3|df=y}}
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| align=center| 20
| [[James Fenton (
| {{Australian party style|UAP}}|
| rowspan=3 |[[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
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| align=center| 22
| [[Alexander McLachlan (politician)|Alexander McLachlan]]
| {{Australian party style|UAP}}|
| align=center | {{start date|1934|10|12|df=y}}
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| align=center| 48
| [[Bob Collins (
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| align=center | {{start date|1992|5|18|df=y}}
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| rowspan=3 | Labor
| [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| rowspan=3 | Minister for Broadband, Communications<br/>and the Digital Economy
| align=center | {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2010|6|24|df=y}}
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| rowspan=2 | [[Malcolm Turnbull]]
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| rowspan=
| [[Tony Abbott|Abbott]]
| rowspan=3 | Minister for Communications
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| align=center | {{start date|2015|9|21|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2018|8|23|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2015|9|21|
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| rowspan=
| Minister for Communications and the Arts
| align=center | {{start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2019|5|29|df=y}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center | 57
| rowspan=2 | [[Paul Fletcher (politician)|Paul Fletcher]]
| Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts
| align=center | {{start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2020|12|22|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2019|5|29|2022|5|23}}
|-
| Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts
| align=center | {{start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2022|5|23|df=y}}
|-
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| [[Michelle Rowland]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| Labor
| [[Anthony Albanese|Albanese]]
| Minister for Communications
| align=center | {{start date|df=yes|2022|6|1}}
| align=center | ''Incumbent''
| align=right | {{age in years and days|
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'''Notes'''
:{{ref|1|1| 1}} Barnard served as part of a [[First Whitlam ministry|two-man ministry]] together with [[Gough Whitlam]] for fourteen days, until the full ministry was commissioned.
:{{ref|2|2| 2}} On {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}}, the [[third Hawke ministry]] implemented a two-level ministerial structure, with distinctions drawn between senior and junior ministers. This arrangement has been continued by subsequent ministries.<ref name=parl/> Junior ministers are shown in the table below.
==Former ministerial portfolios==
===List of ministers for regional communications===
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Regional Communications, or any of its precedent titles:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/27/high-court-rules-barnaby-joyce-and-four-others-ineligible-in-dual-citizenship-case|title=High court citizenship case: Barnaby Joyce and four others ruled ineligible|last=Karp|first=Paul|date=27 October 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=9 November 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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| align=center | {{end date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2018|8|28}}
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|-
| rowspan=2 align=center | 4
| rowspan=2 | [[Mark Coulton]]
| {{Australian party style|National}}|
| rowspan=3 | [[National Party of Australia|National]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Scott Morrison|Morrison]]
| Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government
| align=center | {{start date|2019|05|29|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2020|02|06|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2019|05|29|2021|07|02}}
|-
| {{Australian party style|National}}|
| Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government
| align=center | {{start date|2020|02|06|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2021|07|02|df=y}}
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| align=center | ''(3)''
| Bridget McKenzie
| {{Australian party style|National}}|
| Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education
| align=center | {{start date|2021|07|02|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2022|5|23|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2021|07|02|2022|05|23}}
|}
===List of ministers for digital transformation===
On {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}}, the third Hawke Ministry implemented a two-level ministerial structure, with distinctions drawn between senior and junior ministers. This arrangement has been continued by subsequent ministries; however, junior ministers have been appointed in the telecommunications portfolio on only five occasions. Senior ministers are shown in the table above.
The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Digital Transformation, or any of its precedent titles:<ref name=parl/><ref name=dpmc>{{cite web
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==Parliamentary Secretaries==
The following individuals have been appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Communications, or any of its precedent titles:
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! width=75 | Prime Minister
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! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
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| align=center| 1
| [[Ed Husic]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| Parliamentary Secretary for Broadband
| align=center | {{
| align=
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}}
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| align=center| 2
| [[Paul Fletcher (politician)|Paul Fletcher]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[Tony Abbott|Abbott]]
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications
| align=center | {{
| align=center | {{end date|2015|9|21|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2015|9|21}}
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==References==
{{reflist
==External links==
* {{Official website|
{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios
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