The Shadow Ministry of Bill Shorten was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry from October 2013 to May 2019, opposing the Abbott government, Turnbull government and Morrison government.
The Opposition Front Bench is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who are regarded as the alternative Cabinet to the Cabinet of Australia, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government. Neither the Shadow Cabinet nor the Shadow Ministers have any official status in the Parliament of Australia. The Shadow Cabinet's membership is determined by the rules and practices of the Opposition party.
From 2013 Labor leadership ballot resulting from the 2013 Australian federal election, to 2019, the Shadow Cabinet was led by former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of the Australian Labor Party. Prime Ministers Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison led the Liberal/National Coalition governments during this time.
First Shadow Ministry (2013-2016) First arrangement Bill Shorten announced the first arrangement of his Shadow Ministry on 18 October 2013. Shadow Assistant Minister for Health Melissa Parke resigned on 17 February 2014 On 4 March, she was replaced in that role by Stephen Jones. Alannah MacTiernan was appointed to Jones's previous role as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure and was also appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Western Australia.
On 1 July 2014, Don Farrell's Senate term expired. Farrell's portfolios of Veterans’ Affairs the Centenary of ANZAC were added to those of David Feeney. Amanda Rishworth replaced Farrell in the Ministry as Shadow Assistant Minister for Education and Higher Education. Nick Champion replaced Rishworth as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health. Louise Pratt's Senate term expired at the same time. She was replaced as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Water by Lisa Singh, whose position as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney General was taken by Graham Perrett. Joel Fitzgibbon also added the portfolio of Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs to his existing Agriculture portfolio.
Shadow cabinet Shadow Minister Portfolios Portrait Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong) Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labor Party Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Senator Penny Wong (South Australia) Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment Senator Stephen Conroy (Victoria) Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Defence Chris Bowen (McMahon) Shadow Treasurer Tony Burke (Watson) Shadow Minister for Finance Manager of Opposition Business in the House Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for the Arts Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House Senator Kim Carr (Victoria) Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Shadow Minister for Tourism Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) Shadow Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Jason Clare (Blaxland) Shadow Minister for Communications Kate Ellis (Adelaide) Shadow Minister for Education Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter) Shadow Minister for Agriculture Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs (from 1 July 2014) Gary Gray (Brand) Shadow Minister for Resources Shadow Minister for Northern Australia Shadow Special Minister of State Catherine King (Ballarat) Shadow Minister for Health Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga) Shadow Minister for Families and Payments Shadow Minister for Disability Reform Richard Marles (Corio) Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Shayne Neumann (Blair) Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Shadow Minister for Ageing Brendan O’Connor (Gorton) Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Outer Shadow Ministry Shadow Minister Portfolios Portrait Bernie Ripoll (Oxley) Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Shadow Minister for Sport Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Small Business Senator Claire Moore (Queensland) Shadow Minister for Women Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Shadow Minister for Carers Shadow Minister for Communities Senator Don Farrell (South Australia) Shadow Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC (until 1 July 2014) Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs (until 1 July 2014) David Feeney (Batman) Shadow Minister for Justice Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Shadow Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC (from 1 July 2014) Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs (from 1 July 2014) Julie Collins (Franklin) Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Local Government Shadow Minister for Employment Services Andrew Leigh (Fenner) Shadow Assistant Treasurer Shadow Minister for Competition Sharon Bird (Cunningham) Shadow Assistant Minister for Vocational Education Michelle Rowland (Greenway) Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications Melissa Parke (Fremantle) Shadow Assistant Minister for Health (until 19 February 2014) Stephen Jones (Whitlam) Shadow Assistant Minister for Health (from 4 March 2014) Senator Jan McLucas (Queensland) Shadow Minister for Mental Health Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Senator Doug Cameron (New South Wales) Shadow Minister for Human Services Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) Shadow Assistant Minister for Education (from 24 June 2014) Shadow Assistant Minister for Higher Education (from 24 June 2014)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Portfolios Portrait Julie Owens (Parramatta) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business Jacinta Collins (Victoria) Shadow Cabinet Secretary Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Michael Danby (Melbourne Ports) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts Dr Jim Chalmers (Rankin) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Industry Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration Gai Brodtmann (Canberra) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Stephen Jones (Throsby) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure (until 4 March 2014) Alannah MacTiernan (Perth) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure (from 4 March 2014) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Western Australia (from 4 March 2014) Warren Snowdon (Lingiari) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for External Territories Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Affairs Ed Husic (Chifley) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Treasurer Senator Louise Pratt (Western Australia) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Water (until 24 June 2014) Tony Zappia (Makin) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Manufacturing Senator Lisa Singh (Tasmania) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney General (until 24 June 2014) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Water (from 24 June 2014) Graham Perrett (Moreton) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney General (from 24 June 2014) Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health (until 24 June 2014) Nick Champion (Wakefield) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health (from 24 June 2014) Carol Brown (politician) (Tasmania) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Payments Senator Helen Polley (Tasmania) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Aged Care
Second arrangement Shadow Cabinet Michelle Rowland and Katy Gallagher were promoted to the Shadow Cabinet on 13 October 2015. The final arrangement of the Shadow Ministry prior to the 2016 election was announced in October 2015. Shadow Minister Portfolios Portrait Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong) Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labor Party Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Senator Penny Wong (South Australia) Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment Senator Stephen Conroy (Victoria) Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Defence Chris Bowen (McMahon) Shadow Treasurer Michelle Rowland (Greenway) Shadow Minister for Small Business Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism Tony Burke (Watson) Shadow Minister for Finance Manager of Opposition Business in the House Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for the Arts Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House Senator Kim Carr (Victoria) Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Shadow Minister for Tourism Shadow Minister for Cities Senator Katy Gallagher (ACT) Shadow Minister for Mental Health Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on State and Territory Relations Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) Shadow Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Jason Clare (Blaxland) Shadow Minister for Communications Kate Ellis (Adelaide) Shadow Minister for Education Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter) Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs Gary Gray (Brand) Shadow Minister for Resources Shadow Minister for Northern Australia Shadow Special Minister of State Catherine King (Ballarat) Shadow Minister for Health Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga) Shadow Minister for Families and Payments Shadow Minister for Disability Reform Richard Marles (Corio) Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Shayne Neumann (Blair) Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Shadow Minister for Ageing Brendan O’Connor (Gorton) Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Outer Shadow Ministry Shadow Minister Portfolios Portrait Senator Claire Moore (Queensland) Shadow Minister for Women Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Shadow Minister for Carers Shadow Minister for Communities David Feeney (Batman) Shadow Minister for Justice Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs Shadow Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Julie Collins (Franklin) Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Local Government Shadow Minister for Employment Services Andrew Leigh (Fenner) Shadow Assistant Treasurer Shadow Minister for Competition Sharon Bird (Cunningham) Shadow Assistant Minister for Vocational Education Stephen Jones (Whitlam) Shadow Assistant Minister for Health Senator Doug Cameron (New South Wales) Shadow Minister for Human Services Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) Shadow Assistant Minister for Education Shadow Assistant Minister for Higher Education Dr Jim Chalmers (Rankin) Shadow Minister for Sport Shadow Assistant Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Shadow Assistant Minister for Productivity Shadow Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment
Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Portfolios Portrait Julie Owens (Parramatta) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education