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{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister for Communications
| insignia = Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg
| insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Australia|Commonwealth Coat of Arms]]
| flag = Flag of Australia (converted).svg
| flagcaption = [[Flag of Australia]]
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| incumbent = [[Michelle Rowland]]
| image = Michelle Rowland.jpg
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| 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]].
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| [[Alexander McLachlan (politician)|Alexander McLachlan]]
| {{Australian party style|UAP}}|
| align=center | {{start date|1934|10|12|df=y}}
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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 [[
==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=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}}
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| {{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.
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| align=center | {{start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2019|5|29|df=y}}
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==Parliamentary Secretaries==
The following individuals have been appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Communications, or any of its precedent titles:
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Secretary
! width=150 colspan="2" | Party affiliation
! width=75 | Prime Minister
! width=300 | Ministerial title
! 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 | {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}}
| 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 | {{start date|2013|9|18|df=y}}
| 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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