47th Parliament
Elected 21 May 2022 · first met 26 July 2022 · dissolved 28 March 2025
The changes below took effect from its election on 21 May 2022 to 2 May 2025, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.
- Scott Morrison (Liberal)
- Anthony Albanese (Labor)
Changes
45
11 renamed from3 merged from4 absorbed13 split from4 took over functions from10 replaced
Departments of State
7 / 5
created / abolished
Other bodies
28 / 26
created / ended
Administrative Arrangements Orders
3
made in the period
The biggest reshuffle took effect on 1 July 2022, when 12 changes landed on one day.
Departments of State created (7)
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 2022–present
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2022–present
- Department of Education 2022–present
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations 2022–present
- Department of Health and Aged Care 2022–2025
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources 2022–present
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 2022–2025
Departments of State abolished (5)
- Department of Health 2013–2022
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 2020–2022
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2020–2022
- Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 2020–2022
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications 2020–2022
Other bodies created (28)
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- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission 2022–present
- Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority 2022–present
- Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme 2022–2023
- National Emergency Management Agency 2022–present
- Jobs and Skills Australia 2022–present
- Centre for Australia-India Relations 2023–present
- Office of Impact Analysis 2023–present
- Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care 2023
- High Speed Rail Authority 2023–present
- Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator 2023–present
- Australian Submarine Agency 2023–present
- National Anti-Corruption Commission 2023–present
- Net Zero Economy Agency 2023–2024
- Creative Australia 2023–present
- National Reconstruction Fund Corporation 2023–present
- Housing Australia 2023–present
- Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care 2023–present
- Parliamentary Workplace Support Service 2023–present
- Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports 2023–present
- Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency 2023–present
- ASEAN-Australia Centre 2024–present
- Interim Australian Centre for Disease Control 2024–2026
- Administrative Review Council 2024–present
- Administrative Review Tribunal 2024–present
- Net Zero Economy Authority 2024–present
- National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People 2025–present
- CEA Technologies Pty Limited 2025–present
- Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission 2025–present
Other bodies ended (26)
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- Australia Council 1973–2023
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal 1976–2024
- Australia-India Council 1992–2023
- Emergency Management Australia 1993–2022
- Office of Best Practice Regulation 2006–2023
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity 2006–2023
- Independent Hospital Pricing Authority 2011–2022
- National Mental Health Commission 2012–2024
- Aged Care Pricing Commissioner 2013–2022
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency 2013–2023
- Creative Partnerships Australia 2013–2023
- Immigration Assessment Authority 2015–2024
- Australia-ASEAN Council 2016–2024
- Australian Building and Construction Commission 2016–2023
- Registered Organisations Commission 2017–2023
- National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation 2018–2023
- Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability 2019–2023
- National Faster Rail Agency 2019–2023
- Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports 2019–2023
- National Skills Commission 2020–2022
- National Recovery and Resilience Agency 2021–2022
- Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide 2021–2024
- Nuclear-Powered Submarine Taskforce 2021–2023
- Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme 2022–2023
- Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care 2023
- Net Zero Economy Agency 2023–2024
Administrative Arrangements Orders made
- Order of 1 June 2022 · Federal Register of Legislation
- Order of 23 June 2022 · Federal Register of Legislation
- Order of 13 October 2022 · Federal Register of Legislation
Every change (45)
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14 October 2024
- Attorney-General's Department part split off to form Administrative Review Council
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal replaced by Administrative Review Tribunal
- Immigration Assessment Authority replaced by Administrative Review Tribunal
2024
- Australia-ASEAN Council replaced by ASEAN-Australia Centre
- Department of Finance functions transferred to Parliamentary Workplace Support Service
1 January 2024
- Department of Health and Aged Care part split off to form Interim Australian Centre for Disease Control
1 October 2023
- National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation renamed to Housing Australia
- Department of Parliamentary Services part split off to form Parliamentary Workplace Support Service
1 July 2023
- Department of Defence part split off to form Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator
- Defence Science and Technology Group part split off to form Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator
- Creative Partnerships Australia absorbed into Australia Council
- Nuclear-Powered Submarine Taskforce replaced by Australian Submarine Agency
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity replaced by National Anti-Corruption Commission
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet part split off to form Net Zero Economy Agency
30 January 2023
- Department of Health and Aged Care part split off to form Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care
12 August 2022
- Independent Hospital Pricing Authority renamed to Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
- Department of Health and Aged Care functions transferred to Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
- Aged Care Pricing Commissioner merged into Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
1 July 2022
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment renamed to Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment part split off to form Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources part split off to form Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications part split off to form Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment renamed to Department of Education
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment part split off to form Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Attorney-General's Department part split off to form Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet functions transferred to Department of Finance
- Department of Health renamed to Department of Health and Aged Care
- Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources renamed to Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources part split off to form Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts