The Minister for Northern Australia is an
Australian Government
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cabinet position which is currently held by
Madeleine King
Madeleine Mary Harvie King (née Morris; born 31 March 1973) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia in the Albanese government s ...
following the swearing in of the full
Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.
In the
Government of Australia
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, the minister administers this portfolio through the
.
List of Ministers for Northern Australia
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Northern Australia, or any of its precedent titles:
Notes
: In 1972, Whitlam appointed both a Minister for the Northern Territory, Kep Enderby, and a Minister for Northern Development, Rex Patterson. From October 1973, Patterson held both titles, with the former title changing to Minister for Northern Australia. In October 1975, Patterson stood aside as Minister for Northern Australia, but remained as Minister for Northern Development until November 1975.
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Northern Australia
The unofficial geographic term Northern Australia includes those parts of Queensland and Western Australia north of latitude 26° and all of the Northern Territory. Those local government areas of Western Australia and Queensland that lie p ...