The Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives. The committee is a "General Purpose Standing Committee" governed by Standing Order 215. It consists of nine members, five government members and four non-government members (three members of the official opposition and one member of the crossbench). The chair is appointed by the Prime Minister and the deputy chair by the Leader of the Opposition under Standing Order 232.
History General Purpose Standing Committees of the House of Representatives were first established in 1987, The committee has been regularly renamed; some recent names include:
Committees Parliament(s) Environment, Recreation and the Arts 35th-38thhttps://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fvotes%2F1987-09-24%2F0014%22https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fvotes%2F1990-05-08%2F0022%22https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fvotes%2F1996-05-09%2F0006%22 Communications, Transport and the Arts 39th Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 40th 41st Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts 42nd Climate Change, Environment and the Arts 43rd Communications and the Arts Health and Ageing 44th Health, Aged Care and Sport 45th 46th 47th Communications, Sport and the Arts 48th
Membership 47th Parliament In the 47th parliament (July 2022 – March 2025), the membership of the committee was the following:
Member Party Electorate Brian Mitchell Chair Labor Division of Lyons, Tasmania Bridget Archer Deputy Chair Liberal Division of Bass, Tasmania Libby Coker Labor Division of Corangamite, Victoria Mark Coulton Nationals Division of Parkes, New South Wales Zoe Daniel Independent Division of Goldstein, Victoria Peter Khalil Labor Division of Wills, Victoria Zoe McKenzie Liberal Division of Flinders, Victoria Gordon Reid Labor Division of Robertson, New South Wales Susan Templeman Labor Division of Macquarie, New South Wales
48th Parliament In the 48th parliament (July 2025 – present), the membership of the committee is the following:
Member Party Electorate Susan Templeman Chair Labor Division of Macquarie, New South Wales Mary Aldred Deputy Chair Liberal Division of Monash, Victoria Mary Doyle Labor Division of Aston, Victoria Justine Elliot Labor Division of Richmond, New South Wales David Moncrieff Labor Division of Hughes, New South Wales Alison Penfold Nationals Division of Lyne, New South Wales Joanne Ryan Labor Division of Lalor, Victoria Zali Steggall Independent Division of Warringah, New South Wales Matt Smith Labor Division of Leichhardt, Queensland Tom Venning Liberal Division of Grey, South Australia
List of Chairs Member Party Electorate Parliament(s) Luke Howarth Liberal National Division of Petrie, Queensland 45th David Gillespie Nationals Division of Lyne, New South Wales 46th Anne Webster Nationals Division of Mallee, Victoria 46th Brian Mitchell Labor Division of Lyons, Tasmania 47th Susan Templeman Labor Division of Macquarie, New South Wales 48th
See also Australian House of Representatives committees
References
External links Official website of the Australian House of Representatives