Shadow Cabinet (Australia) July 2004 To October 2004 - December 2003 To October 2004

December 2003 To October 2004

• Leader of the Opposition – Mark Latham
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Employment, Education and Training – Jenny Macklin
• Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Special Minister of State and Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Accountability – Senator John Faulkner
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Trade, Corporate Governance and Financial Services – Senator Stephen Conroy
• Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Training – Anthony Albanese
• Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Shadow Minister for Customs – Senator Mark Bishop
• Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation and Shadow Minister for Science and Research – Senator Kim Carr
• Shadow Minister for Children and Youth – Senator Jacinta Collins
• Shadow Minister for Revenue and Shadow Assistant Treasurer – David Cox
• Shadow Treasurer and Deputy Manager of Opposition Business – Simon Crean
• Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors and Shadow Minister for Disabilities – Annette Ellis
• Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations and Shadow Minister for the Public Service – Craig Emerson
• Shadow Minister for Defence – Senator Christopher Vaughan Evans
• Shadow Minister for Population, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs – Laurie Ferguson
• Shadow Minister for Urban and Regional Development and Shadow Minister for Transport and Infrastructure – Martin Ferguson
• Shadow Minister for Mining, Energy and Forestry – Joel Fitzgibbon
• Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business – Julia Gillard
• Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Health – Alan Griffin
• Shadow Minister for Information Technology, Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation and Shadow Minister for the Arts – Senator Kate Lundy
• Shadow Minister for Homeland Security – Robert McClelland
• Shadow Minister for Finance and Shadow Minister for Small Business – Bob McMullan
• Shadow Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Local Government – Daryl Melham
• Shadow Minister for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs and Shadow Minister for Tourism, Regional Services and Territories – Senator Kerry O'Brien
• Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries – Gavan O'Connor
• Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on the Status of Women – Nicola Roxon
• Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Security – Kevin Rudd
• Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings – Senator Nick Sherry
• Shadow Minister for Immigration – Stephen Smith
• Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services – Wayne Swan
• Shadow Minister for Communications and Shadow Minister for Community Relationships – Lindsay Tanner
• Shadow Minister for Sustainability, the Environment and Heritage – Kelvin Thomson

Changes

• On 12 July 2004, Kim Beazley rejoined the Labor front bench as Shadow Minister for Defence, replacing Chris Evans. The latter became Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement, Science and Personnel.