Senator CASH (Western Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (14:00): by leave—I advise the Senate that, following Mr Taylor being elected by the Liberal Party room as Leader of the Opposition, an updated shadow ministry list was published 17 February 2026. I seek leave to have this document incorporated into Hansard. I also advise the Senate that Senator O'Sullivan has been appointed Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate. Leave granted. The document read as follows— SHADOW MINISTRY TITLE MINISTER Leader of the Opposition The Hon. Angus Taylor MP Shadow Minister for the Public Service Senator Claire Chandler Shadow Minister for Women Melissa McIntosh MP Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Women Senator Maria Kovacic Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition Simon Kennedy MP (Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee) Shadow Cabinet Secretary Zoe McKenzie MP (Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee) Shadow Minister for Agriculture (Leader of the Nationals ) The Hon. David Littleproud MP Shadow Minister for Environment Senator Andrew Bragg Shadow Minister for Water Senator Ross Cadell Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Shadow Minister Assisting for Fisheries and Forestry Tony Pasin MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture Jamie Chaffey MP Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations ( Deputy Leader of the Opposition ) Senator the Hon. Jane Hume Shadow Minister for Skills and Trading Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Shadow Assistant Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Zoe McKenzie MP Shadow Attorney-General (Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care (Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston Shadow Minister for the NDIS Melissa McIntosh MP Shadow Minister for Sport Angie Bell MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Senator Kerrynne Liddle Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health Henry Pike MP Shadow Assistant Minister for the NDIS Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Sam Birrell MP Shadow Treasurer The Hon. Tim Wilson MP Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation Senator the Hon. Jane Hume Shadow Minister for Small Business Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Senator Andrew Bragg Shadow Assistant Treasurer Pat Conaghan MP Shadow Minister for Financial Services Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy Aaron Violi MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing Cameron Caldwell MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Productivity and Deregulation Senator Maria Kovacic Shadow Assistant Minister to the Shadow Treasurer Senator Dean Smith Shadow Assistant Minister for the Cost of Living Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability (Deputy Leader in the House of Representatives) The Hon. Andrew Hastie MP Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (Manager of Opposition Business) The Hon. Dan Tehan MP Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Susan McDonald Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Aaron Violi MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Energy Security and Affordability Garth Hamilton MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources Jamie Chaffey MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Sovereign Capability Andrew Willcox MP Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration (Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Senator the Hon. Jonno Duniam Shadow Minister for Emergency Management Senator Ross Cadell Shadow Minister for Cyber Security Aaron Violi MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Senator Dave Sharma Shadow Minister for Defence Senator James Paterson Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs The Hon. Darren Chester MP Shadow Minister for Defence Industry Phillip Thompson OAM MP Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Infrastructure Senator Leah Blyth Shadow Minister for Finance Senator Claire Chandler Shadow Minister for Government Services Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation Senator the Hon. Jane Hume Shadow Special Minister of State Senator the Hon. James McGrath Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government Waste and Accountability Tony Pasin MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Productivity and Deregulation Senator Maria Kovacic Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance Simon Kennedy MP Shadow Assistant Minister Electoral Matters Ben Small MP Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Ted O'Brien MP Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism (Deputy Leader of the Nationals) (Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House) The Hon. Kevin Hogan MP Shadow Assistant Minister for International Development and the Indo-Pacific Senator Dave Sharma Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development (Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie Shadow Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Senator the Hon. James McGrath Shadow Minister for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories Dr Anne Webster MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Ben Small MP Shadow Minister for Education Julian Leeser MP Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning (Deputy Manager of Opposition Business) Senator Matt O'Sullivan Shadow Minister for Youth Angie Bell MP Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Education Sam Birrell MP Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services Melissa McIntosh MP Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence Senator Matt O'Sullivan Shadow Minister for Communications and Digital Safety Senator the Hon. Sarah Henderson Shadow Minister for Arts Angie Bell MP Shadow Minister for Regional Communications Dr Anne Webster MP Each box represents a portfolio. Shadow cabinet ministers are shown in bold typ e.