Arrangement
Media reports prior to a Labor caucus meeting on 9 May reported that the Labor Left faction selected senators Tim Ayres and Jess Walsh to replace departing First Albanese ministry ministers Bill Shorten and Stephen Jones, that the Victorian Right faction chose to replace First Albanese ministry attorney-general Mark Dreyfus's ministry spot with Sam Rae, and that First Albanese ministry science and industry minister Ed Husic was dropped due to an overrepresentation of the NSW Right faction in the ministry which has a legislated cap of 30 members excluding assistant ministers and special envoys. [2] Other reports also indicated that Rebecca White and Daniel Mulino may receive roles. [3] [2]
The ministry was announced by Albanese on 12 May 2025. [4] [5] Anne Aly and Tim Ayres, who were respectively an outer minister and assistant minister in the previous ministry, were elevated to cabinet to replace Dreyfus and Husic's cabinet spots. Aly was appointed as small business, international development and multicultural affairs minister, replacing Julie Collins, Pat Conroy and Tony Burke respectively. Ayres was appointed as industry and science minister, replacing Husic. Collins retained her agriculture portfolio, Conroy retained his defence industry and Pacific Islands affairs portfolios, while Burke retained all of his other portfolios including home affairs and arts.
Michelle Rowland replaced Dreyfus as attorney-general. Anika Wells replaced Rowland as communications minister while retaining her sports portfolio. Tanya Plibersek replaced Amanda Rishworth as social services minister, Murray Watt replaced Plibersek as environment minister, and Rishworth replaced Watt as employment minister. Two ministers were appointed as NDIS ministers, with one in the cabinet and one in the outer ministry. The cabinet NDIS minister was health minister Mark Butler (retaining his health portfolio) and the outer ministry NDIS minister was Jenny McAllister. All other cabinet positions remained unchanged from the previous ministry.
In the outer ministry, local government minister Kristy McBain retained her portfolios but was additionally appointed as emergency management minister, replacing McAllister. Consistent with prior media reports, Daniel Mulino, Jess Walsh and Sam Rae were new additions to the outer ministry. Mulino was appointed as assistant treasurer and financial services minister, replacing Stephen Jones who had left parliament in the election. Walsh replaced Aly as early childhood education and youth minister, while Rae replaced Wells as aged care minister. The two remaining outer ministers from the previous ministry, Matt Keogh and Andrew Giles, retained their veteran affairs and skills portfolios respectively.
Rebecca White, Andrew Charlton, Nita Green and Peter Khalil were appointed to the ministry as assistant ministers.
Seven special envoys were also appointed, and these positions were considered separate to the ministry. Kate Thwaites and Tim Watts, who were assistant ministers in the previous ministry, was appointed as special envoys.
The ministry was sworn in on 13 May 2025 by governor-general Sam Mostyn. [6]
Assistant ministry
| Party | Faction [7] [8] | Assistant Minister | Portrait | Offices |
|---|
| | Labor | Left | Patrick Gorman
(born 1984) MP for Perth (WA)
(2018–) |  | - Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
- Assistant Minister for the Public Service
- Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
|
| | Right | Matt Thistlethwaite
(born 1972) MP for Kingsford Smith (NSW)
(2013–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Immigration
- Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
|
| | Unaligned | Andrew Leigh
(born 1972) MP for Fenner (ACT)
(2016–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
|
| | Left | Ged Kearney
(born 1963) MP for Cooper (Vic.)
(2019–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Social Services
- Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence
|
| | Right | Emma McBride
(born 1975) MP for Dobell (NSW)
(2016–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
- Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health
|
| | Anthony Chisholm
(born 1978) Senator for Queensland
(2016–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Resources
- Assistant Minister for Regional Development
- Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
|
| | Left | Josh Wilson
(born 1972) MP for Fremantle (WA)
(2016–) | | - Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy
- Assistant Minister for Emergency Management
|
| | Julian Hill
(born 1973) MP for Bruce (Vic.)
(2016–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs
- Assistant Minister for International Education
|
| | Rebecca White
(born 1983) MP for Lyons (Tas.)
(2025–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
- Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
- Assistant Minister for Women
|
| | Right | Andrew Charlton
(born 1978) MP for Parramatta (NSW)
(2022–) |  | |
| | Left | Nita Green
(born 1983) Senator for Queensland
(2019–) | | - Assistant Minister for Northern Australia
- Assistant Minister for Tourism
- Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
|
| | Right | Peter Khalil
(born 1973) MP for Wills (Vic.)
(2016–) |  | - Assistant Minister for Defence
|
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