Shadow Ministry of Kim Beazley (2005–06)

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The Shadow Ministry of Kim Beazley was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry of Australia from January 2005 to December 2006, opposing John Howard's Coalition ministry.

This opposition made no distinction between the Shadow Cabinet and the Shadow Ministry.

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