# Frontbench of the Australian Greens

The Australian Greens frontbench consists of all Greens members of Parliament serving as the party's spokespeople inside Parliament on various issues, each member being assigned shadow portfolios for their speaking duties. This allows the Greens to shadow government policies and actions from the party perspective.
The frontbench led by Adam Bandt follows on from the frontbench of Richard Di Natale, former Greens leader. Some of the major changes in this arrangement included the Foreign Affairs portfolio being reallocated from Di Natale to Bandt, while new portfolios were created for Larissa Waters and Mehreen Faruqi to represent the leader on various issues in the Senate. The NBN was added to the digital rights and IT portfolio held by Nick McKim, and portfolios formerly held by Bandt were assigned to Janet Rice. Tourism and Gambling were reallocated from Waters to Sarah Hanson-Young and Rachel Siewert, respectively. A new portfolio of Dental Health was also added to Hanson-Young's responsibilities, which the Senator welcomed, stating she could not "wait to sink her teeth into it".
After the resignation of Rachel Siewert, and preparing for the 2022 federal election, a reshuffle of portfolios was announced. Some changes in this arrangement included Nick McKim becoming the Party Whip, the Health portfolio being combined with the Dental Health and Mental Health portfolios and allocated to Jordon Steele-John, and the Family, Ageing and Community Services and Gambling portfolios previously held by Siewert being allocated to Janet Rice and Sarah Hanson-Young, respectively. The Public Sector portfolio was reallocated from Adam Bandt to Larissa Waters, with the Mining and Resources portfolio reassigned from Waters to Dorinda Cox. Also allocated to Cox was the Trade portfolio from Steele-John, and the Science, Research and Innovation portfolio from Rice. Bandt stated that this reshuffle "will give the Greens the best chance of kicking the government out".

## Current arrangement

A new arrangement was put in place following the resignation of Janet Rice and the appointment of Steph Hodgins-May.
| Role | Spokesperson |
| Leader of the Greens Workplace Relations Climate Change and Energy | Adam Bandt MP |
| Deputy Leader of the Greens Education - Tertiary Anti-Racism Animal Welfare International Aid and Global Justice Republic Climate Adaptation & Resilience | Senator Mehreen Faruqi |
| Leader of the Greens in the Senate Women Democracy | Senator Larissa Waters |
| Manager of Business in the Senate Environment and Water Arts and Communications | Senator Sarah Hanson-Young |
| Senate Whip Economic Justice and Treasury Emergency Management Forests | Senator Nick McKim |
| Education - Primary and Secondary Transition and Regional Development Social Services Government Services Older People Sport | Senator Penny Allman-Payne |
| Healthy Oceans Waste and Recycling Agriculture | Senator Peter Whish-Wilson |
| Health Disability Rights and Services Foreign Affairs Peace and Nuclear Disarmament | Senator Jordon Steele-John |
| First Nations Trade and Tourism Resources Northern Australia | Senator Dorinda Cox |
| Digital Rights and IT Justice Attorney-General's Department Drug law reform Defence and Veterans' Affairs Home Affairs, Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Senator David Shoebridge |
| Transport Sustainable Cities Infrastructure | Elizabeth Watson-Brown MP |
| Employment Public Sector Finance | Senator Barbara Pocock |
| Housing Homelessness | Max Chandler-Mather MP |
| LGBTIQA+ Youth | Stephen Bates MP |
| Early Childhood Science, Industry and Innovation | Senator Steph Hodgins-May |

## Previous arrangements led by Adam Bandt
### Fourth arrangement

A new arrangement was announced following the 2022 election.
| Role | Role | Spokesperson |
| | Leader of the Greens Climate Change and Energy Workplace Relations | Adam Bandt MP |
| | Deputy Leader of the Greens Education Early Childhood Vocational and Higher Education Anti-Racism International Aid and Global Justice Animal Welfare | Senator Mehreen Faruqi |
| | Leader of the Greens in the Senate Women Democracy Electoral reform Parliamentary standards | Senator Larissa Waters |
| | Manager of Business in the Senate Environment and Water Arts and Communications | Senator Sarah Hanson-Young |
| | Senate Whip Economic Justice and Treasury Home Affairs, Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Senator Nick McKim |
| | Party Room Chair Social Services Aged Care Government Services Forests | Senator Janet Rice |
| | Agriculture Healthy Oceans Waste | Senator Peter Whish-Wilson |
| | Health Foreign Affairs, Peace and Nuclear Disarmament Disability Rights and Services | Senator Jordon Steele-John |
| | Resources Science Trade and Tourism First Nations (from February 2023) | Senator Dorinda Cox |
| | Justice Attorney-General's Department Drug law reform Defence and Veterans' Affairs Digital Rights | Senator David Shoebridge |
| | Infrastructure Transport Sustainable Cities | Elizabeth Watson-Brown MP |
| | Finance Employment Public Sector | Senator Barbara Pocock |
| | Housing Homelessness | Max Chandler-Mather MP |
| | Industry, Transition and Regional Development Northern Australia Schools | Senator Penny Allman-Payne |
| | LGBTIQA+ Youth | Stephen Bates MP |
| Former spokespeople |||
| | Deputy Leader in the Senate (June to October 2022) First Nations (June 2022 to February 2023) The Republic (June 2022 to February 2023) Sport (June 2022 to February 2023) | Senator Lidia Thorpe |

### Third arrangement

The frontbench was rearranged following the resignation of Rachel Siewert and the appointment of Dorinda Cox.
| Role | Spokesperson |
| Leader of the Australian Greens Spokesperson for the Climate Emergency Spokesperson for Energy Spokesperson for Employment and Workplace Relations | Adam Bandt MP |
| Leader in the Senate Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens Spokesperson for Women Spokesperson for Democracy (covers Local Government) Spokesperson for the Public Sector | Senator Larissa Waters |
| Party Whip Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens Spokesperson for Digital Rights, I.T. and NBN Spokesperson for Economic Justice Spokesperson for Immigration and Citizenship Spokesperson for Treasury & Finance | Senator Nick McKim |
| Spokesperson for Mining and Resources Spokesperson for Trade Spokesperson for Science, Research and Innovation | Senator Dorinda Cox |
| Party Room Chair Spokesperson for LGBTIQ+ Rights Spokesperson for Multiculturalism Spokesperson for Forests Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for Family, Ageing and Community Services | Senator Janet Rice |
| Spokesperson for Sport Spokesperson for Justice Spokesperson for First Nations Peoples | Senator Lidia Thorpe |
| Spokesperson for Housing Spokesperson for Education Spokesperson for Animal Welfare Spokesperson for Industry Spokesperson for International Aid and Development Spokesperson for Anti-Racism | Senator Mehreen Faruqi |
| Spokesperson for Disability Rights and Services Spokesperson for Youth Spokesperson for Nuclear Spokesperson for Peace and Disarmament (covers Defence) Spokesperson for Veterans' Affairs Spokesperson for Health (including Dental and Mental Health) | Senator Jordon Steele-John |
| Spokesperson for Arts, Media and Communications Spokesperson for Environment and Water Spokesperson for Tourism Spokesperson for Gambling Spokesperson for Transport and Infrastructure | Senator Sarah Hanson-Young |
| Spokesperson for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Spokesperson for Healthy Oceans Spokesperson for Waste and Recycling Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Spokesperson for Small Business | Senator Peter Whish-Wilson |

### Second arrangement

The frontbench was rearranged following the resignation of Richard Di Natale and the appointment of Lidia Thorpe.
| Role | Spokesperson |
| Leader of the Australian Greens Spokesperson for the Climate Emergency Spokesperson for Energy Spokesperson for Employment and Workplace Relations Spokesperson for the Public Sector | Adam Bandt MP |
| Leader in the Senate Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens Spokesperson for Women Spokesperson for Mining and Resources Spokesperson for Democracy Spokesperson for Local Government | Senator Larissa Waters |
| Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens Spokesperson for Digital Rights, I.T. and NBN Spokesperson for Economic Justice Spokesperson for Immigration and Citizenship Spokesperson for Treasury & Finance | Senator Nick McKim |
| Party Whip Spokesperson for Health Spokesperson for Family, Ageing and Community Services Spokesperson for Mental Health Spokesperson for Gambling | Senator Rachel Siewert |
| Party Room Chair Spokesperson for LGBTIQ+ Rights Spokesperson for Multiculturalism Spokesperson for Science, Research and Innovation Spokesperson for Transport and Infrastructure Spokesperson for Forests Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs | Senator Janet Rice |
| Spokesperson for Sport Spokesperson for Justice Spokesperson for First Nations Peoples | Senator Lidia Thorpe |
| Spokesperson for Housing Spokesperson for Education Spokesperson for Animal Welfare Spokesperson for Industry Spokesperson for International Aid and Development Spokesperson for Animal Welfare Spokesperson for Anti-Racism | Senator Mehreen Faruqi |
| Spokesperson for Disability Rights and Services Spokesperson for Youth Spokesperson for Trade Spokesperson for Nuclear Spokesperson for Peace and Disarmament (covers Defence) Spokesperson for Veterans' Affairs | Senator Jordon Steele-John |
| Spokesperson for Dental Health Spokesperson for Arts, Media and Communications Spokesperson for Environment and Water Spokesperson for Tourism | Senator Sarah Hanson-Young |
| Spokesperson for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Spokesperson for Healthy Oceans Spokesperson for Waste and Recycling Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Spokesperson for Small Business | Senator Peter Whish-Wilson |

### First arrangement

The frontbench was rearranged following the election of Adam Bandt as party leader.
| Spokesperson | Portfolio |
| Adam Bandt (Leader) | Climate Emergency Energy Employment and Workplace Relations Public Sector Foreign Affairs |
| Larissa Waters (Leader in the Senate and Co-Deputy Leader) | Women Mining and Resources Democracy Representing Leader on Climate Change and Energy in Senate Representing Leader on Foreign Affairs in Senate |
| Nick McKim (Co-Deputy Leader) | Digital Rights, I.T. and NBN Justice Immigration and Citizenship |
| Rachel Siewert (Party Whip) | First Nations Peoples' Issues Family, Ageing and Community Services Mental Health Gambling |
| Janet Rice (Party Room Chair) | LGBTIQ Issues Sport Agriculture and Rural Affairs Forests Sustainable Cities Transport and Infrastructure Science, Research and Innovation |
| Richard Di Natale | Health Multiculturalism |
| Mehreen Faruqi | Housing Education Animal Welfare Industry International Aid and Development Local Government Representing Leader on Employment, Workplace Relations and Public Sector in the Senate |
| Jordon Steele-John | Disability Rights and Services Youth Trade Peace and Nuclear Disarmament (covers Defence) Veterans' Affairs |
| Sarah Hanson-Young | Dental Health Arts, Media and Communications Environment and Water Tourism |
| Peter Whish-Wilson | Treasury and Finance Healthy Oceans Waste and Recycling Consumer Affairs Small Business |