There are nine parliaments in Australia.
There is one Federal Parliament in Canberra, six State Parliaments (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia & Tasmania) and two Territory Parliaments (Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory).
Each parliament has a lower house from which a government is formed. The Federal Government is led by the Prime Minister, State Governments have Premiers, and Territory Governments have Chief Ministers. There is an Opposition Leader in each Parliament.
This is a page updated on an ongoing basis giving the details of the Head of Government and Leader of the Opposition in each of the nine jurisdictions around Australia.
On August 8, 2024, the South Australian Leader of the Opposition, David Speirs, announced his resignation. The Liberal Party will elect a replacement on August 12.
Note: In the table below, yellow shading indicates a Labor government. Light blue shading indicates a Liberal, LNP or CLP government.
Current Australian Heads of Government & Opposition Leaders – from April 10, 2024 | |||||||||
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No. | Jurisdiction | PM/Premier/ Chief Minister |
Age | Party | Since | Opposition Leader | Age | Party | Since |
1.
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AUSTRALIA
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Anthony Albanese
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ALP
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23.05.2022
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Peter Dutton
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L/NP
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30.05.2022
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2.
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New South Wales
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Chris Minns
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ALP
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28.03.2022
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Mark Speakman
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Liberal
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21.04.2023
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3.
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Victoria
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Jacinta Allan
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ALP
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27.09.2023
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John Pesutto
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Liberal
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08.12.2022
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4.
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Queensland
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Steven Miles
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ALP
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15.02.2023
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David Crisafulli
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LNP
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12.11.2020
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5.
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Western Australia
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Roger Cook
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ALP
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08.06.2023
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Shane Love
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National
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30.01.2023
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6.
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South Australia
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Peter Malinauskas
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ALP
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21.03.2022
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David Speirs
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Liberal
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19.04.2023
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7.
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Tasmania
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Jeremy Rockliff
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Liberal
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08.04.2022
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Dean Winter
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ALP
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10.04.2024
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8.
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Australian Capital Territory
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Andrew Barr
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ALP
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11.12.2014
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Elizabeth Lee
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Liberal
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27.10.2020
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9.
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Northern Territory
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Eva Lawler
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ALP
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21.12.2023
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Lia Finocchiaro
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CLP
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01.02.2020
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Longest- and Shortest-Serving Leaders
The ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, is the longest-serving head of government, having taken office on December 11, 2014.
The Northern Territory Chief Minister, Eva Lawler, is the shortest-serving head of government, having held the post since December 21, 2024.
The Northern Territory Opposition Leader, Lia Finocchiaro, is the longest continuously-serving opposition leader, having assumed the position on February 1, 2020.
The Tasmanian Opposition Leader, Dean Winter, is the shortest-serving Opposition Leader, having assumed the position on April 10, 2024.
Oldest and Youngest Leaders
The oldest leaders are both in Western Australia: Premier Roger Cook is 63 and Opposition Leader Shane Love is 58.
The youngest head of government is the South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas, 39.
The youngest Opposition Leader is Tasmania’s Dean Winter, 39.
Previous Leaders
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