Minister for Communications, Government of Australia

How it's filled

In plain words: Appointed by the Governor-General
Exact method: Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister as a Minister of State (Constitution s 64).
Chosen by: Governor-General
Seats: 1

Source: pm.gov.au, checked Oct 12, 2026 (+1 more)

pm.gov.au · checked Oct 12, 2026 Prime Minister of Australia website, Your Ministry, read 2026-10-12: portfolio title of each Minister of State (cabinet and outer ministry; assistant ministers not loaded). For: Minister for Communications
legislation.gov.au · checked Oct 12, 2026 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): office, size and method of selection (ss 7, 24, 35, 17, 61-64, 72). For: Minister for Communications
pm.gov.au · checked Oct 12, 2026 Prime Minister of Australia website, Your Ministry, read 2026-10-12: holder of each portfolio. Start date 2025-05-13: the Second Albanese ministry was sworn in that day (Wikipedia, Second Albanese ministry, fallback). For: Anika Wells, current term