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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]]
| flagborder = yes
| 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 the Arts]]
| website = {{URL|https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland}}
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The [[Australia]]n '''Minister for Communications''' has the overall responsibility for [[broadcasting]], the [[information and communications technology]] industry, the [[information economy]], and [[telecommunications]] within Australia. The portfolio is currently held by [[Michelle Rowland]] in the [[Albanese ministry]] since 1 June 2022, following the [[2022 Australian federal election|Australian federal election in 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra {{!}} Prime Minister of Australia |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-parliament-house-canberra |date=23 May 2022|access-date=27 May 2022 |website=www.pm.gov.au}}</ref>
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]]
* [[NBN Co]]
* [[Special Broadcasting Service]]
==List of ministers==
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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| align=center| 11
| [[
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| align=center | {{start date|1911|10|14|df=y}}
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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]]
| rowspan=
| 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|
|-
| 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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| Minister for Regional Communications
| align=center | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center |
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2018|8|28}}
|-
! colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
|-
| 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}}
|-
| 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
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
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| align=center | {{start date|2016|2|18|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=right |
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| rowspan=2 align=center| 5
| rowspan=2 |[[Michael Keenan (politician)|Michael Keenan]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Transformation
| align=center | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | '''{{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2019|5|29}}'''
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
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| Minister for Digital Transformation
| align=center | {{start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
| align=center |
|}
==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=5 | Order
! width=150 |
! width=
! width=75 | Prime Minister
! width=
! 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}}
|-
| 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}}
|}
==References==
{{reflist
==External links==
* {{Official website|
{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios
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