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 regarding proceedings in the Australian Senate. Among other things, the topics of negotiation are the order in which Government 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 Jonathon Duniam, since January 2025.
List Manager Term began Term ended Party Leader of the Opposition Doug McClelland 27 January 1976 22 December 1977 Labor Gough Whitlam None 22 December 1977 7 November 1980 Bill Hayden Don Grimes 7 November 1980 5 March 1983 Bob Hawke None 11 March 1983 11 April 1990 Andrew Peacock John Howard Andrew Peacock Chris Puplick 11 April 1990 30 June 1990 Liberal John Hewson None 30 June 1990 11 March 1996 Alexander Downer John Howard Kim Carr 20 March 1996 25 November 2001 Labor Kim Beazley Joe Ludwig 25 November 2001 3 December 2007 Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley Kevin Rudd Chris Ellison 6 December 2007 22 September 2008 Liberal Brendan Nelson Helen Coonan 22 September 2008 16 February 2009 Malcolm Turnbull Stephen Parry 16 February 2009 14 September 2010 Tony Abbott Mitch Fifield 14 September 2010 18 September 2013 Claire Moore 18 October 2013 23 July 2016 Labor Bill Shorten Sam Dastyari 23 July 2016 7 September 2016 Katy Gallagher 12 September 2016 6 December 2017 Jacinta Collins 6 December 2017 15 February 2019 Katy Gallagher 2 June 2019 23 May 2022 Anthony Albanese Anne Ruston 5 June 2022 25 January 2025 Liberal Peter Dutton Jonathan Duniam 25 January 2025 Incumbent Peter Dutton Sussan Ley Angus Taylor
See also Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Australia) Manager of Government Business in the Senate Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Australia)
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