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Line 1: {{Short description\|~~Federal~~Australian ~~ministerial~~cabinet position ~~in Australia~~}} {{Use Australian English\|date=~~July~~September ~~2013~~2022}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~July~~September ~~2013~~2022}} {{Infobox ~~Political~~official post \| ~~border~~post = ~~parliamentary~~Minister for Communications \| ~~minister~~insignia = ~~not_prime~~Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg \| insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Australia\|Commonwealth Coat of Arms]] ~~\| post = Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts~~ \| ~~incumbent~~flag = ~~[[Paul~~Flag ~~Fletcher~~of Australia (~~politician~~converted)~~\|Paul Fletcher]]~~.svg \| ~~image~~ flagcaption = ~~File:Paul Fletcher~~[[Flag MPof ~~2014.jpg~~Australia]] \| flagborder = yes ~~\| incumbentsince = {{start date\|2019\|5\|26\|df=y}}~~ \| 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 ~~Communications~~the Arts]] \| website = {{URL\|https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland}} }} The [[Australia]]n '''Minister for Communications~~, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts~~''' has the overall responsibility for [[broadcasting]], the [[~~Information and Communications Technology\|~~information and communications technology]] industry, the [[information economy]], and [[telecommunications]] within Australia. The portfolio is currently held by [[~~Paul~~Michelle ~~Fletcher~~Rowland]] ~~(politician)\|Paul~~in ~~Fletcher~~the [[Albanese ministry]] since ~~May~~1 ~~2019~~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.~~msn~~pm.gov.~~com/en-~~au/~~news/australia~~media/~~scott~~press-~~morrison~~conference-~~unveils~~parliament-~~new~~house-~~ministry-as-coalition-prepares-for-majority-government/ar-AABVEEo?li=AAgfYrC~~canberra \|~~title~~date=~~Scott~~23 ~~Morrison~~May ~~unveils~~2022\|access-date=27 ~~new~~May ~~ministry~~2022 ~~as Coalition prepares for majority government~~\|website=www.~~msn~~pm.~~com\|access-date=2019-05-26~~gov.au}}</ref> In the [[Australian Government\|Government of Australia]], the ministers administer the portfolio through the [[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development ~~and~~, Communications]] and athe ~~range of other government agencies~~Arts]]. ==Scope== Line 24 ⟶ 28: * [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] * [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]] * [[Australia Post]] * [[Australian Postal Corporation]] * [[Australian Classification Board]] * [[National Library of Australia]] Line 56 ⟶ 60: \|- \| align=center\| 2 \| [[James Drake (politician)\|James Drake]] \| {{Australian party style\|Protectionist}}\| \| align=center \| {{start date\|1901\|2\|5\|df=y}} Line 87 ⟶ 91: \| {{Australian party style\|Free Trade}}\| \| [[Free Trade Party\|Free Trade]] \| [[George ~~Reid (Australian politician)\|~~Reid]] \| align=center \| {{start date\|1904\|8\|17\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|1905\|7\|5\|df=y}} Line 145 ⟶ 149: \| [[Agar Wynne]] \| {{Australian party style\|Commonwealth Liberal}}\| \| [[~~Commonwealth~~ Liberal Party~~\|Commonwealth~~ (Australia, 1909)\|Liberal]] \| [[Joseph Cook\|Cook]] \| align=center \| {{start date\|1913\|6\|24\|df=y}} Line 174 ⟶ 178: \|- \| {{Australian party style\|Nationalist}}\| \| rowspan=3 \| [[Nationalist Party of (Australia)\|Nationalist]] \| align=center \| {{start date\|1917\|2\|17\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|1920\|2\|3\|df=y}} Line 218 ⟶ 222: \|- \| align=center\| 20 \| [[James Fenton (~~Australian~~ politician)\|James Fenton]] \| {{Australian party style\|UAP}}\| \| rowspan=3 \|[[United Australia Party\|United Australia]] Line 234 ⟶ 238: \|- \| align=center\| 22 \| [[Alexander McLachlan (politician)\|Alexander McLachlan]] \| {{Australian party style\|UAP}}\| \| align=center \| {{start date\|1934\|10\|12\|df=y}} Line 484 ⟶ 488: \|- \| align=center\| 48 \| [[Bob Collins (~~Australian~~ politician)\|Bob Collins]] \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| align=center \| {{start date\|1992\|5\|18\|df=y}} Line 589 ⟶ 593: \| 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}} \|- \| align=center \| 58 \| [[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\|2022\|6\|1}} \|} '''Notes''' :{{ref\|1\|1\| 1}} Barnard served as part of a [[First Whitlam ~~Ministry~~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\|~~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> {\| class="wikitable" Line 646 ⟶ 660: \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2017\|12\|20\|2018\|8\|28}} \|- ! colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \| ~~!colspan=9 \| '''For subsequent appointments, see the [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development\|Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education]]'''~~ \|- \| 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 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. Line 721 ⟶ 757: \|} ==Parliamentary Secretaries== ~~==List of arts ministers==~~ The following individuals have been appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Communications, or any of its precedent titles: The only minister before Simon Crean to have the title of Minister for the Arts was [[Bob McMullan]] between 24 March 1993 and 25 March 1994. However, "Arts" has appeared in several ministerial titles since [[Peter Howson (politician)\|Peter Howson]] was appointed Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts on 10 March 1971. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Arts, or any of its precedent titles:<ref name=parl/> {\| class="wikitable" ! width=5 \| Order ! width=150 \| ~~Minister~~Secretary ! width=75150 colspan="2" \| Party affiliation ! width=75 \| Prime Minister ! width=~~350~~300 \| ~~Title~~Ministerial title ! width=150 \| Term start ! width=150 \| Term end ! width=130 \| Term in office \|- \| align=center\| 1 \| [[Ed Husic]] ~~\| [[Peter Howson (politician)\|Peter Howson]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| ~~ ~~\| [[Liberal Party of Australia\|Liberal]]~~ ~~\| [[William McMahon\|McMahon]]~~ ~~\| rowspan=2\| Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1971\|3\|10\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1972\|12\|5\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|1971\|3\|10\|1972\|12\|5}}~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 2~~ ~~\| [[Gough Whitlam]]~~ \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| [[Australian Labor Party\|Labor]] \| [[Kevin Rudd\|Rudd]] ~~\| Whitlam~~ \| Parliamentary Secretary for Broadband ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1972\|12\|5\|df=y}}~~ \| align=center \| {{~~end~~start date\|~~1972~~2013\|127\|191\|df=y}} \| align=~~right~~center \| {{~~age~~end ~~in days~~date\|~~1972~~2013\|129\|518\|~~1972\|12\|19~~df=y}} ~~days~~ \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2013\|7\|1\|2013\|9\|18}} \|- \| align=center\| 2 ~~!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|~~ \| [[Paul Fletcher (politician)\|Paul Fletcher]] \|- ~~\| align=center\| 3~~ ~~\| [[Tony Staley]]~~ \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| [[Liberal Party of Australia\|Liberal]] ~~\| [[Malcolm Fraser\|Fraser]]~~ ~~\| Minister assisting the Prime Minister in matters concerning the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1976\|8\|16\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1977\|12\|20\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|1976\|8\|16\|1977\|12\|20}}~~ \|- ~~!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 4~~ ~~\| [[Barry Cohen (politician)\|Barry Cohen]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=7\| Labor~~ ~~\| rowspan=4 \| [[Bob Hawke\|Hawke]]~~ ~~\| Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1984\|12\|13\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1987\|7\|24\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|1984\|12\|13\|1987\|7\|24}}~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 5~~ ~~\| [[John Brown (Australian politician)\|John Brown]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=3\| Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1987\|7\|24\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1987\|12\|18\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in days\|1987\|7\|24\|1987\|12\|18}} days~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 6~~ ~~\| [[Graham Richardson]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1988\|1\|19\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1990\|4\|4\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|1988\|1\|19\|1990\|4\|4}}~~ \|- ~~\| rowspan=2 align=center\| 7~~ ~~\| rowspan=2\| [[Ros Kelly]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1990\|4\|4\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1991\|12\|27\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| rowspan=2 align=right\| {{age in years and days\|1990\|4\|4\|1993\|3\|24}}~~ \|- ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=3\| [[Paul Keating\|Keating]]~~ ~~\| Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1991\|12\|27\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1993\|3\|24\|df=y}}~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 8~~ ~~\| [[Bob McMullan]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1993\|3\|24\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1994\|1\|30\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in days\|1993\|3\|24\|1994\|1\|30}} days~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 9~~ ~~\| [[Michael Lee (Australian politician)\|Michael Lee]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan = "2"\| Minister for Communications and the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1994\|1\|30\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1996\|3\|11\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|1994\|1\|30\|1996\|3\|11}}~~ \|- ~~\| rowspan=3 align=center\| 10~~ ~~\| rowspan=3\| [[Richard Alston (politician)\|Richard Alston]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=5 \|Liberal~~ ~~\| rowspan=5 \| [[John Howard\|Howard]]~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1996\|3\|11\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1997\|10\|9\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| rowspan=3 align=right\| '''{{age in years and days\|1996\|3\|11\|2003\|10\|7}}'''~~ \|- ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\|~~ ~~\| Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1997\|10\|9\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|1998\|10\|21\|df=y}}~~ \|- ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=3 \| Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1998\|10\|21\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2003\|10\|7\|df=y}}~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 11~~ ~~\| [[Daryl Williams (politician)\|Daryl Williams]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\|~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2003\|10\|7\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2004\|7\|18\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in days\|2003\|10\|7\|2004\|7\|18}} days~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 12~~ ~~\| [[Helen Coonan]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\|~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2004\|7\|18\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2007\|12\|3\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|2004\|7\|18\|2007\|12\|3}}~~ \|- ~~\| rowspan=3 align=center\| 13~~ ~~\| rowspan=3\| [[Peter Garrett]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=6\| Labor~~ ~~\| rowspan=2 \| [[Kevin Rudd\|Rudd]]~~ ~~\| Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2007\|12\|3\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2010\|3\|8\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| rowspan=3 align=right\| {{age in years and days\|2007\|12\|3\|2010\|9\|14}}~~ \|- ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=2 \| Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2010\|3\|8\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2010\|6\|28\|df=y}}~~ \|- ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=3 \| [[Julia Gillard\|Gillard]]~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2010\|6\|28\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2010\|9\|14\|df=y}}~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 14~~ ~~\| [[Simon Crean]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| rowspan=6 \| Minister for the Arts~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2010\|9\|14\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2013\|3\|25\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|2010\|9\|14\|2013\|3\|25}}~~ \|- ~~\| rowspan=2 align=center\| 15~~ ~~\| rowspan=2\| [[Tony Burke]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2013\|3\|25\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2013\|6\|26\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| rowspan=2 align=right\| {{age in days\|2013\|3\|25\|2013\|9\|18}} days~~ \|- ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|~~ ~~\| Rudd~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2013\|6\|26\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2013\|9\|18\|df=y}}~~ \|- ~~\| rowspan=2 align=center \| 16~~ ~~\| rowspan=2 \| [[George Brandis]]~~ ~~\| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style\|Liberal}} \|~~ ~~\| rowspan=3 \| Liberal~~ \| [[Tony Abbott\|Abbott]] \| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|2013\|9\|18\|df=y}}~~ \| align=center \| {{~~end~~start date\|~~2015~~2013\|9\|1518\|df=y}} ~~\| rowspan=2 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2013\|9\|18\|2015\|9\|21}}~~ \|- ~~\| rowspan=2 \| [[Malcolm Turnbull\|Turnbull]]~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{start date\|2015\|9\|15\|df=y}}~~ \| align=center \| {{end date\|2015\|9\|21\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2013\|9\|18\|2015\|9\|21}} \|- ~~\| align=center \| 17~~ ~~\| [[Mitch Fifield]]~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{start date\|2015\|9\|21\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{end date\|2018\|8\|23\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2015\|9\|21\|2018\|8\|23}}~~ \|- ~~!colspan=9 \| '''For subsequent appointments, see the [[#List of ministers\|Minister for Communications]]'''~~ \|} ~~==List of arts assistant ministers==~~ ~~{\| class="wikitable"~~ ~~! width=5 \| Order~~ ~~! width=150 \| Minister~~ ~~! width=75 colspan="2" \| Party~~ ~~! width=75 \| Prime Minister~~ ~~! width=350 \| Title~~ ~~! width=150 \| Term start~~ ~~! width=150 \| Term end~~ ~~! width=130 \| Term in office~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 1~~ ~~\| [[Peter McGauran]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|National}}\| ~~ ~~\| [[National Party of Australia\|National]]~~ ~~\| rowspan=3\| [[John Howard\|Howard]]~~ ~~\| Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{start date\|1998\|10\|21\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=center\| {{end date\|2001\|11\|26\|df=y}}~~ ~~\| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|1998\|10\|21\|2001\|11\|26}}~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 2~~ ~~\| [[Rod Kemp]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| ~~ ~~\| rowspan=2\| [[Liberal Party of Australia\|Liberal]]~~ ~~\| rowspan=2\| Minister for the Arts [[Minister for Sport (Australia)\|and Sport]]~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{start date\|df=yes\|2001\|11\|26}}~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{end date\|df=yes\|2007\|1\|30}}~~ ~~\| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2001\|11\|26\|2007\|1\|30}}~~ \|- ~~\| align=center\| 3~~ ~~\| [[George Brandis]]~~ ~~\| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| ~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{start date\|df=yes\|2007\|1\|30}}~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{end date\|df=yes\|2007\|12\|3}}~~ ~~\| align=right \| {{age in days\|2007\|1\|30\|2007\|12\|3}} days~~ \|} ~~==See also==~~ * [[Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy]] ==References== {{reflist~~\|30em~~}} ==External links== * {{Official website\|~~http~~https://~~www.~~minister.~~communications~~infrastructure.gov.au/rowland}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130630212053/http://www.aubroadbandplans.com/guides/how-to-compare-broadband-plans-in-australia/ AUBroadband] — Information about various broadband plans and availability of fibre optic broadband in Australia {{Australian federal ministerial portfolios ~~\|state=autocollapsed~~}} [[Category:Lists of government ministers of Australia\|~~Broadband,~~ Communications ~~and Digital Economy~~]] [[Category:Communications ministers\|Australia]] [[Category:NBN Co]]