The Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate is the member of the
Australian Official Opposition Shadow Ministry responsible for negotiating with the
Manager of Government Business in the Senate
In the Parliament of Australia, the Manager of Government Business in the Senate is a government member, usually a minister, whose responsibilities include negotiating with the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate regarding proceedings ...
regarding proceedings in the
Australian Senate. Among other things, the topics of negotiation are the order in which
Government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
bills and other items of business are taken, the time allotted for debate, and the timing of Opposition business.
The current Manager of Opposition Business is
Anne Ruston
Anne Sowerby Ruston (born 10 June 1963) is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Families and Social Services in the Morrison Government from 2019 to 2022. She has been a Senator for South Australia since 2012.
Before entering p ...
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List
See also
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Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Australia)
The Manager of Opposition Business in the House, sometimes called Opposition Leader of the House, is the member of the Australian Official Opposition Shadow Ministry responsible for negotiating with the Leader of the House regarding proceedi ...
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Manager of Government Business in the Senate
In the Parliament of Australia, the Manager of Government Business in the Senate is a government member, usually a minister, whose responsibilities include negotiating with the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate regarding proceedings ...
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Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Australia)
The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate is a party office held by the Opposition's most senior member of the Shadow Cabinet in the Australian Senate, elected to lead the opposition party (or parties) in the body. Though the leader in the Senat ...
References
Lists of political office-holders in Australia
Politics of Australia
Opposition of Australia
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