The shadow ministry of Angus Taylor is the shadow ministry from February 2026, in opposition to the Albanese government. The shadow ministry is the Opposition's alternative to the Albanese ministry.
The shadow ministry was appointed by Liberal Party leader Angus Taylor and his deputy Jane Hume on 17 February 2026, following a party leadership spill on 13 February when Taylor defeated incumbent leader Sussan Ley 34 votes to 17 and Hume defeated incumbent deputy Ted O'Brien in the final ballot 30 votes to 20. The shadow ministry succeeded the Ley shadow ministry as shadow ministry and Coalition frontbench, with no changes to portfolios held by the Liberal Party's coalition partner National Party.
Current arrangement (March 2026–present) On 10 March 2026, National Party leader David Littleproud announced he would stand down as leader. The following day, Matt Canavan was elected as party leader and Darren Chester was elected as deputy party leader. Canavan had not been in the Coalition frontbench since 2020. Due to the change in party leadership, the National-held portfolios would undergo a reshuffle.
The National Party's portfolio reshuffle was announced on 16 March 2026. Canavan took the trade portfolio, previously held by previous deputy leader Kevin Hogan, and Chester took the agriculture portfolio, previously held by Littleproud. Ross Cadell and Pat Conaghan were not retained in the frontbench and were demoted to the backbench. Former party leader Michael McCormack, who became a backbencher following the 2025 election, was elevated back to shadow cabinet and was appointed water and veteran affairs shadow minister. Hogan was appointed shadow assistant treasurer and shadow financial services minister, but remained in shadow cabinet as deputy manager of opposition business. Littleproud was retained in the frontbench in the outer shadow ministry, and was appointed emergency management and tourism shadow minister. Anne Webster gained the regional health portfolio but lost the regional development portfolio, while she retained the regional communications portfolio. Bridget McKenzie's shadow ministerial title was split into two titles, but she continued to retain the infrastructure, transport and regional development portfolios.
In the shadow assistant ministry, the shadow assistant ministers also had some of their portfolios shuffled around.
Shadow cabinet PartyShadow MinisterPortraitPortfolio Ref Liberal for Hume (NSW) Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party National Hon Matt Canavan
Senator for Queensland Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism Leader of the National Party LiberalHon Jane Hume
Senator for Victoria Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation Hon Michaelia Cash
Senator for Western Australia Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General Hon Anne Ruston
Senator for South Australia Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Hon Tim Wilson
for Goldstein Shadow Treasurer Hon Andrew Hastie
for Canning Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability Hon Jonno Duniam
Senator for Tasmania Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration James Paterson
Senator for Victoria Shadow Minister for Defence Claire Chandler
Senator for Victoria Shadow Minister for Finance Shadow Minister for the Public Service Shadow Minister for Government Services Liberal Ted O'brien
for Fairfax Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs NationalHon Bridget McKenzie
Senator for Victoria Leader of the National Party in the Senate Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories LiberalJulian Leeser
for Berowra Shadow Minister for Education Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Melissa McIntosh
for Lindsay Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services Shadow Minister for Women Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Hon Sarah Henderson
Senator for Victoria Minister for Communications and Digital Safety Andrew Bragg
Senator for New South Wales Shadow Minister for the Environment Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Liberal Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
Senator for the Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Skills and Training Shadow Minister for Small Business LiberalHon Dan Tehan
for Wannon Manager of Opposition Business in the House Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction NationalHon Darren Chester
for Gippsland Deputy Leader of the National Party Leader of the National Party in the House of Representatives Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Hon Michael McCormack
for Riverina Shadow Minister for Water Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs Hon Kevin Hogan
for Page Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House Shadow Assistant Treasurer Shadow Minister for Financial Services National Susan McDonald
Senator for the Queensland Deputy Leader of the National Party in the Senate Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Liberal Phillip Thompson
for Herbert Shadow Minister for Defence Industry Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel
Shadow outer ministry Party Shadow Minister Portrait Offices Ref Liberal for Barker (SA)
Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government Waste and Accountability Liberal for Moncrieff (Qld.)
Shadow Minister for Arts Shadow Minister for Youth National for Maranoa (Qld.)
Shadow Minister for Tourism Liberal for Casey (Vic.) Shadow Minister for Cyber Security Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy Liberal Senator for Queensland
Shadow Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Shadow Minister for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Liberal Senator for Western Australia Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate National for Mallee (Vic.)
Shadow Minister for Regional Communications
Shadow assistant ministry Party Shadow Minister Portrait Offices Ref Liberal Senator for New South Wales Shadow Assistant Minister for Productivity and Deregulation National for Parkes (NSW) Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources Liberal for Flinders (Vic.) Shadow Cabinet Secretary Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee Senator for South Australia Liberal for Fadden (Qld.) for Groom (Qld.) Liberal Senator for New South Wales for Wentworth (NSW)
Shadow Assistant Minister for International Development and the Indo-Pacific Senator for South Australia for Forrest (WA) Senator for Western Australia Shadow Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters National for Nicholls (Vic.)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture Liberal for Cook (NSW) Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee Liberal for Bowman (Qld.) Shadow Assistant Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Liberal Senator for Western Australia
Shadow Assistant Minister for the Cost of Living National for Dawson (Qld.)
First arrangement (February–March 2026) Following Taylor's successful spill against his predecessor Sussan Ley, Taylor announced his shadow ministry on 17 February 2026. The other ten frontbenchers who resigned from the Ley shadow ministry the week before (like Taylor himself) were re-appointed to the shadow ministry.
Taylor dumped Alex Hawke, Andrew Wallace, Paul Scarr, Melissa Price and Scott Buchholz from the frontbench, all of whom were reported to be supporters of Ley. Jason Wood was also dumped from the frontbench. Taylor also demoted James McGrath and Angie Bell from the shadow cabinet to the shadow outer ministry, and Kerrynne Liddle from the shadow cabinet to the shadow assistant ministry. Ley was also not included in the shadow ministry as she had already announced her intention to resign from parliament after the spill.
Taylor also promoted a few of his supporters back to the shadow cabinet, such as Andrew Hastie, Sarah Henderson and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who along with Hume, were backbenchers during the second half of Ley's leadership (October 2025 to February 2026). Hastie was also appointed the "Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives", as Hume, being the deputy party leader and deputy opposition leader, was a senator. This is similar to the arrangement between 1989 and 1990, when deputy party leader Fred Chaney was a senator, and Wal Fife was the similarly titled "Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives".
The portfolios of other shadow cabinet ministers were also reshuffled. Key reshuffles and appointments include Tim Wilson appointed as shadow treasurer, Claire Chandler as shadow finance minister, Michaelia Cash appointed as shadow attorney-general, Ted O'Brien appointed as shadow foreign affairs minister, and James Paterson appointed as shadow defence minister.
Aaron Violi was elevated from the shadow assistant ministry to the shadow outer ministry, while Tony Pasin was brought back from the backbench into the shadow outer ministry. Henry Pike and Ben Small were elevated from the backbench to the shadow assistant ministry.
The eleven National Party frontbenchers, including party leader David Littleproud and deputy leader Kevin Hogan, also had their previous portfolios in the Ley shadow ministry reinstated immediately, brought forward from the intended 1 March 2026 date. These frontbenchers previously resigned their roles in January 2026 during the Coalition split, and a renewed Coalition agreement towards the end of the Ley shadow ministry had intended their portfolios to be reinstated on 1 March 2026.
Shadow cabinet Party Shadow Minister Portrait Offices Ref Liberal for Hume (NSW) Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party National for Maranoa (Qld.)
Leader of the National Party Liberal Senator for Victoria Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation Senator for Western Australia Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General Senator for South Australia Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care for Goldstein (Vic.)
for Canning (WA) Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives Senator for Tasmania Shadow Minister for Immigration Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Senator for Victoria
Senator for Tasmania Shadow Minister for the Public Service Shadow Minister for Government Services Liberal for Fairfax (Qld.) National Senator for Victoria Leader of the National Party in the Senate Liberal for Berowra (NSW) Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians for Lindsay (NSW)
Shadow Minister for Women Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Senator for Victoria for Corangamite (Vic.) Senator for New South Wales
Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Liberal Senator for the Northern Territory
Shadow Minister for Small Business Liberal for Wannon (Vic.)
Manager of Opposition Business in the House National Senator for New South Wales
Shadow Minister for Water Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry for Gippsland (Vic.)
for Page (NSW)
Deputy Leader of the National Party Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House National Senator for Queensland
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia Deputy Leader of the National Party in the Senate Liberal for Herbert (Qld.)
Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel