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Leader of the Opposition (Australia)

Australian parliamentary position

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post	Leader of the Opposition
insignia	Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg
insigniacaption	Commonwealth Coat of Arms
flag	Flag of Australia (converted).svg
flagcaption	Flag of Australia
flagborder	yes
image	Sussan Ley 2019 (Higher Quality).jpg
incumbent	Sussan Ley
incumbentsince	13 May 2025
department	Opposition of Australia
Shadow Cabinet of Australia
member_of
reports_to	Parliament
termlength	While leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government
inaugural	George Reid
formation	1901
salary	$390,000
website
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Shadow Cabinet of Australia

In Australian federal politics, the Leader of the Opposition is an elected member of parliament (MP) in the Australian House of Representatives who leads the opposition. The Leader of the Opposition, by convention, is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government.

When in parliament, the opposition leader sits on the left-hand side of the centre table, in front of the opposition and opposite the prime minister. The opposition leader is elected by their party according to its rules. A new leader of the opposition may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns, or is challenged for the leadership.

Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system and is based on the Westminster model. The term "opposition" has a specific meaning in the parliamentary sense. It is an important component of the Westminster system, with the opposition directing criticism at the government and attempts to defeat and replace the Government. The opposition is therefore known as the "government in waiting" and it is a formal part of the parliamentary system. It is in opposition to the government, but not to the Crown; hence the term "His Majesty's Loyal Opposition".

To date there have been 36 opposition leaders, 19 of whom also have served terms as prime minister.

Since 13 May 2025, the Leader of the Opposition role is Sussan Ley, the first woman to hold the role. The current Deputy Leader of the Opposition is Ted O'Brien, who was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party on the same date.

Role

The opposition leader is the opposition's counterpart to the prime minister. The opposition leader is expected to be ready to form a new government if the incumbent government is unable to continue in office. This typically occurs when the opposition wins a federal election, after which the opposition leader is appointed prime minister. However, the opposition leader may also be called upon to form government if the incumbent government loses the confidence of the House (most recently in 1941) or if they are otherwise removed by the governor-general (most recently in 1975).

The opposition leader is the head of the shadow ministry, allocating portfolios and, in the case of the Coalition, determining its membership. The opposition leader is assisted by a deputy leader of the opposition, who is also recognised in the standing orders and entitled to an additional salary. Both the opposition leader and deputy opposition leader are entitled to a degree of special preference from the Speaker of the House.

The position of opposition leader has no constitutional basis but exists as a matter of convention in the Westminster system. A 1960 inquiry into parliamentary salaries and allowances observed:

Whereas according to the Coalition agreement the Leader of the National Party serves as Deputy Prime Minister when the Coalition is in government, no such agreement exists when the Coalition is in Opposition, and no National Party politician has ever served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

History

George Reid became the de facto leader of the opposition in the lead-up to the inaugural 1901 federal election, following the appointment of Edmund Barton to lead a caretaker government as Australia's first prime minister. His status was confirmed when the House of Representatives met for the first time after the election. The opposition leader was initially not entitled to any salary or entitlements beyond those of an ordinary member of parliament. As a result, Reid had to maintain his legal practice in Sydney to support himself and was able to attend just over one-third of the sitting days in the first session of parliament.

Although the role was firmly established, the House did not formally recognise the position of opposition leader in its records until 1920. It was recognised by statute for the first time with the passage of the Parliamentary Allowances Act 1920, which granted its holder an additional allowance. In 1931, the office was incorporated into the House's standing orders for the first time, with the opposition leader granted the right to exceed the time limit for speeches in certain instances.

Salary

The opposition leader's salary is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, an independent statutory body. As of 1 July 2019, the incumbent is entitled to a parliamentarian's base salary of A$211,250 plus an additional 85% loading, equating to a salary of around $390,000.

List of leaders of the opposition

No.	Leader	Party	Constituency	Took office	Left office	Prime Minister	Ref
1	George Reid	[[File:George Reid crop.jpg	60px]]	Free Trade}}		Free Trade	East Sydney (NSW)	19 May 1901	17 August 1904
Deakin 1903–04
		Watson 1904
2	Chris Watson	[[File:ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg	60px]]			Labor	Bland (NSW)	18 August 1904	5 July 1905
(1)	George Reid	[[File:George Reid crop.jpg	60px]]	Free Trade}}		Free Trade / Anti-Socialist	East Sydney (NSW)	7 July 1905	16 November 1908
Labor}}		Fisher 1908–09
3	Joseph Cook	[[File:Joseph Cook - Broothorn Studios.jpg	60px]]	Anti-Socialist	Parramatta (NSW)	17 November 1908	26 May 1909
4	Alfred Deakin	[[File:Alfred Deakin 1910 (crop).tif	60px]]			Liberal	Ballaarat (Vic)	26 May 1909	2 June 1909
5	Andrew Fisher	[[File:Andrew Fisher 1908.jpg	60px]]			Labor	Wide Bay (Qld)	2 June 1909	29 April 1910
(4)	Alfred Deakin	[[File:Alfred Deakin 1910 (crop).tif	60px]]	Commonwealth Liberal}}		Liberal	Ballaarat (Vic)	1 July 1910	20 January 1913
(3)	Joseph Cook	[[File:Joseph Cook - Crown Studios 03.jpg	60px]]	Parramatta (NSW)	20 January 1913	24 June 1913
(5)	Andrew Fisher	[[File:AndrewFisher.jpg	60px]]			Labor	Wide Bay (Qld)	8 July 1913	17 September 1914
(3)	Joseph Cook	[[File:Joseph Cook - Crown Studios 03.jpg	60px]]	Commonwealth Liberal}}		Liberal	Parramatta (NSW)	8 October 1914	17 February 1917
		Hughes 1915–23
6	Frank Tudor	[[File:Frank Tudor - Humphrey & Co.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor	Yarra (Vic)	17 February 1917	10 January 1922
7	Matthew Charlton	[[File:Matthew Charlton 1925.jpg	60px]]	Hunter (NSW)	25 January 1922	29 March 1928
		Bruce 1923–29
8	James Scullin	[[File:James Scullin October 1928-02.jpg	60px]]	Yarra (Vic)	29 March 1928	22 October 1929
9	John Latham	[[File:Johnlatham.jpg	60px]]			Nationalist	Kooyong (Vic)	20 November 1929	7 May 1931
10	Joseph Lyons	[[File:Joseph Lyons.jpg	60px]]			United Australia	Wilmot (Tas)	7 May 1931	6 January 1932
(8)	James Scullin	[[File:James H. Scullin.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor	Yarra (Vic)	6 January 1932	1 October 1935
11	John Curtin	[[File:JohnCurtin1938.png	60px]]	Fremantle (WA)	1 October 1935	7 October 1941
		Page 1939
		Menzies 1939–41
		Fadden 1941
12	Arthur Fadden	[[File:FaddenPEO.jpg	60px]]			Country	Darling Downs (Qld)	7 October 1941	23 September 1943
13	Robert Menzies	[[File:Portrait Menzies 1950s.jpg	60px]]			United Australia	Kooyong (Vic)	23 September 1943	19 December 1949
Liberal}}		Liberal			Forde 1945
		Chifley 1945–49
14	Ben Chifley	[[File:Benchifley.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor	Macquarie (NSW)	19 December 1949	13 June 1951
15	H. V. Evatt	[[File:Herbert V. Evatt.jpg	60px]]	Barton (NSW) 1940–58
Hunter (NSW) 1958–60	20 June 1951	9 February 1960
16	Arthur Calwell	[[File:Arthur Calwell 1966.jpg	60px]]	Melbourne (Vic)	7 March 1960	8 February 1967
		Holt 1966–67
17	Gough Whitlam	[[File:Gough Whitlam - Leader of the Opposition (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Werriwa (NSW)	8 February 1967	2 December 1972
		McEwen 1967–68
		Gorton 1968–71
		McMahon 1971–72
18	Billy Snedden	[[File:Billy Snedden 1973 (1).jpg	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal	Bruce (Vic)	20 December 1972	21 March 1975
19	Malcolm Fraser	[[File:Fraser Malcolm BANNER.jpg	60px]]	Wannon (Vic)	21 March 1975	11 November 1975
(17)	Gough Whitlam	[[File:Gough Whitlam headshot.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor	Werriwa (NSW)	11 November 1975	22 December 1977
20	Bill Hayden	[[File:Bill Hayden 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Oxley (Qld)	22 December 1977	8 February 1983
21	Bob Hawke	[[File:Hawke Bob BANNER.jpg	60px]]	Wills (Vic)	8 February 1983	11 March 1983
22	Andrew Peacock	[[File:Andrew Peacock 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal	Kooyong (Vic)	11 March 1983	5 September 1985
23	John Howard	[[File:Howard John BANNER.jpg	60px]]	Bennelong (NSW)	5 September 1985	9 May 1989	name=Hon John Howard MP	mpid=ZD4	access-date=2021-11-07}}
(22)	Andrew Peacock	[[File:Andrew Peacock 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Kooyong (Vic)	9 May 1989	3 April 1990
24	John Hewson	[[File:John Hewson 2016 01.jpg	60px]]	Wentworth (NSW)	3 April 1990	23 May 1994
Labor}}		Keating 1991–96
25	Alexander Downer	[[File:Alexander Downer 1990s.jpg	60px]]	Mayo (SA)	23 May 1994	30 January 1995	mpid=4G4	name=Hon Alexander Downer MP	access-date=2021-11-07}}
(23)	John Howard	[[File:Howard John BANNER.jpg	60px]]	Bennelong (NSW)	30 January 1995	11 March 1996
26	Kim Beazley	[[File:Kim Beazley crop.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor	Brand (WA)	19 March 1996	22 November 2001
27	Simon Crean	[[File:Simon Crean 1990s.jpg	60px]]	Hotham (Vic)	22 November 2001	2 December 2003	name=Hon Simon Crean MP	mpid=DT4	access-date=2021-11-07}}
28	Mark Latham	[[File:Ac.marklatham.jpg	60px]]	Werriwa (NSW)	2 December 2003	18 January 2005	mpid=K26	name=Mr Mark Latham MP	access-date=2021-11-07}}
(26)	Kim Beazley	[[File:Kim Beazley crop.jpg	60px]]	Brand (WA)	28 January 2005	4 December 2006
29	Kevin Rudd	[[File:Kevin Rudd official portrait.jpg	60px]]	Griffith (Qld)	4 December 2006	3 December 2007	name=Hon Kevin Rudd MP	mpid=83T	access-date=2021-11-07}}
30	Brendan Nelson	[[File:BrendanNelson.JPG	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal	Bradfield (NSW)	3 December 2007	16 September 2008
31	Malcolm Turnbull	[[File:180222-D-SH953-0127 - 40385371402 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Wentworth (NSW)	16 September 2008	1 December 2009			mpid=884	name=Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP	access-date=2021-11-07}}
32	Tony Abbott	[[File:Tony Abbott - 2010 b.jpg	60px]]	Warringah (NSW)	1 December 2009	18 September 2013
		Gillard 2010–13
		Rudd 2013
33	Bill Shorten	[[File:Bill Shorten-crop.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor	Maribyrnong (Vic)	13 October 2013	30 May 2019
Turnbull 2015–18	name=Hon Bill Shorten MP	mpid=00ATG	access-date=2021-11-07}}
Morrison 2018–22
34	Anthony Albanese	[[File:Anthony Albanese portrait (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Grayndler (NSW)	30 May 2019	23 May 2022
35	Peter Dutton	[[File:Peter Dutton May 2018 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal	Dickson (Qld)	30 May 2022	3 May 2025
36	Sussan Ley	[[File:Sussan Ley 2019 (Higher Quality).jpg	60px]]	Farrer (NSW)	13 May 2025	Incumbent

Timeline

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List of deputy leaders of the opposition

Deputy Leader	Party	Constituency	Took office	Left office	Leader	Ref
Joseph Cook	[[File:Joseph Cook - Broothorn Studios.jpg	60px]]			Commonwealth Liberal Party	Parramatta (NSW)	26 May 1909	2 June 1909
Gregor McGregor	[[File:Gregor McGregor1.jpg	60px]]			Labor Party	Senator for South Australia (SA)	2 June 1909	29 April 1910
Joseph Cook	[[File:Joseph Cook - Crown Studios 03.jpg	60px]]	Commonwealth Liberal}}		Commonwealth Liberal Party	Parramatta (NSW)	1 July 1910	20 January 1913
Sir John Forrest	[[File:JohnForrest1909.jpg	60px]]	Swan (WA)	20 January 1913	24 June 1913	Cook 1913
Gregor McGregor	[[File:Gregor McGregor1.jpg	60px]]			Labor Party	Senator for South Australia (SA)	8 July 1913	7 September 1914
Sir John Forrest	[[File:JohnForrest1909.jpg	60px]]			Commonwealth Liberal Party	Swan (WA)	8 October 1914	17 February 1917
Albert Gardiner	[[File:Albert Gardiner.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor Party	Senator for New South Wales (NSW)	17 February 1917	March 1927
		Charlton 1922–28
James Scullin	[[File:James Scullin October 1928-02.jpg	60px]]	Yarra (Vic)	17 March 1927	29 March 1928
Arthur Blakeley	[[File:Arthur Blakeley.jpg	60px]]	Darling (NSW)	29 March 1928	1929	Labor}}		Scullin 1928–29
Ted Theodore	[[File:Ted Theodore 1931.jpg	60px]]	Dalley (NSW)	1929	22 October 1929
Henry Gullett	[[File:Henrygullett.jpg	60px]]			Nationalist Party	Henty (Vic)	20 November 1929	7 May 1931
John Latham	[[File:Johnlatham.jpg	60px]]			United Australia Party	Kooyong (Vic)	7 May 1931	6 January 1932
Frank Forde	[[File:Frank Forde.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor Party	Capricornia (Qld)	7 January 1932	7 October 1941
		Curtin 1935–41
Billy Hughes	[[File:BillyHughes1945.jpg	60px]]	UAP}}		United Australia Party	North Sydney (NSW)	9 October 1941	14 April 1944
		Menzies 1943–49
Eric Harrison	[[File:Eric John Harrison.jpg	60px]]	Wentworth (NSW)	14 April 1944	19 December 1949
		Liberal Party
H. V. Evatt	[[File:Herbert V. Evatt.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor Party	Barton (NSW)	19 December 1949	13 June 1951
Arthur Calwell	[[File:ArthurCalwell.jpg	60px]]	Melbourne (Vic)	13 June 1951	9 February 1960			Evatt 1951–60
Gough Whitlam	[[File:Gough Whitlam 1962.jpg	60px]]	Werriwa (NSW)	7 March 1960	8 February 1967			Calwell 1960–67
Lance Barnard	[[File:Lance Barnard 1970 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Bass (Tas)	8 February 1967	5 December 1972			Whitlam 1967–72
Phillip Lynch	[[File:Phillip Lynch 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal Party	Flinders (Vic)	20 December 1972	11 November 1975
Fraser 1975
Frank Crean	[[File:Frank Crean 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor Party	Melbourne Ports (Vic)	11 November 1975	22 December 1975
Tom Uren	[[File:Tom Uren 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Reid (NSW)	22 December 1975	22 December 1977
Lionel Bowen	[[File:Lionel Bowen 1973 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Kingsford Smith (NSW)	22 December 1977	11 March 1983	Hayden 1977–83
Hawke 1983
John Howard	[[File:John Howard 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal Party	Bennelong (NSW)	11 March 1983	5 September 1985
Neil Brown	[[File:Neil Brown 1970.png	60px]]	Menzies (Vic)	5 September 1985	17 July 1987	Liberal}}		Howard 1985–89
Andrew Peacock	[[File:Andrew Peacock 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Kooyong (Vic)	17 July 1987	9 May 1989
Fred Chaney	[[File:Fred Chaney 1974 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Senator for Western Australia (WA) 1989–90
Pearce (WA) 1990	9 May 1989	3 April 1990			Peacock 1989–90
Peter Reith	[[File:Peter Reith cropped b.jpg	60px]]	Flinders (Vic)	3 April 1990	23 March 1993	Liberal}}		Hewson 1990–94
Michael Wooldridge	[[File:No image.svg	60px]]	Chisholm (Vic)	23 March 1993	23 May 1994	name=Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge MP	mpid=8E4	access-date=2021-11-07}}
Peter Costello	[[File:Peter Costello.jpg	60px]]	Higgins (Vic)	23 May 1994	11 March 1996	Downer 1994–95
Howard 1995–96
Gareth Evans	[[File:Gareth Evans 2000 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor Party	Holt (Vic)	19 March 1996	19 October 1998
Simon Crean	[[File:Simon Crean 1990s.jpg	60px]]	Hotham (Vic)	19 October 1998	22 November 2001
Jenny Macklin	[[File:Jenny Macklin (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Jagajaga (Vic)	22 November 2001	18 September 2006			Crean 2001–03
		Latham 2003–05
		Beazley 2005–06
Julia Gillard	[[File:Juliagillard-CROP.jpg	60px]]	Lalor (Vic)	4 December 2006	3 December 2007			Rudd 2006–07
Julie Bishop	[[File:Portrait of Julie Bishop.jpg	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal Party	Curtin (WA)	3 December 2007	18 September 2013
		Turnbull 2008–09
		Abbott 2009–13
Tanya Plibersek	[[File:Tanya-plibersek2015.jpg	60px]]	Labor}}		Labor Party	Sydney (NSW)	14 October 2013	30 May 2019
Richard Marles	[[File:Richard Marles crop.jpg	60px]]	Corio (Vic)	30 May 2019	23 May 2022	Albanese 2019–22	mpid=HWQ	name=Hon Richard Marles MP	access-date=2021-11-07}}
Sussan Ley	[[File:SL - 2012 Profile.jpg	60px]]	Liberal}}		Liberal Party	Farrer (NSW)	30 May 2022	13 May 2025
Ted O'Brien	[[File:Ted O'Brien Buderim Men's Shed 2017 (cropped).jpg	60px]]	Fairfax (Qld.)	13 May 2025	Incumbent	Ley 2025–

Notes

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