Cabinet of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard with his Cabinet

The Cabinet of Australia (whose members also serve in the Executive Council of Australia) is the council of senior ministers, responsible to parliament. The Cabinet is appointed by the Prime Minister and serve at his pleasure, although officially the Governor General controls their appointments. The Cabinet meets once a week to discuss vital issues. Outside of the cabinet there are a number of junior ministers, responsible for a specific policy area and reporting directly to a senior minister.

Current Cabinet

Minister	Current Minister
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy Prime Minister	Mark Vaile
Minister for Trade	Mark Vaile
Treasurer	Peter Costello
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Alexander Downer
Minister for Defence	Brendan Nelson
Minister for Finance and Administration	Nick Minchin
Minister for Health and Ageing	Tony Abbott
Attorney-General	Philip Ruddock
Minister for the Environment and Heritage	Ian Campbell
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	Helen Coonan
Minister for Transport and Regional Services	Warren Truss
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs	Amanda Vanstone
Minister for Education, Science and Training	Julie Bishop
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	Mal Brough
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources	Ian Macfarlane
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Kevin Andrews
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Peter McGauran

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