Who is the communications minister? Federal and every state

Australia has nine parliaments: the federal parliament and one for each state and territory. Each government decides its own ministry, so the communications portfolio has a different name, and sometimes a different minister, in each one. 1 of the nine currently has a minister whose title covers communications. This page lists them, their shadows, and the other ministers who share the work, with addresses from each parliament's official records.

Communications ministers at a glance

This is a federal responsibility, so state and territory governments don't have a communications minister.

Federal addresses are for Parliament House, where portfolio mail should go. State and territory addresses are the minister's electorate office, which passes portfolio mail on.

Names, roles and addresses on this page come from each parliament's official member lists. Data checked 20 October 2026.

Federal or state: who's responsible for communications?

Communications is a federal responsibility: phone and internet (including the NBN), broadcasting, the ABC and SBS, and online safety. States and territories have no communications minister, though some have ministers for digital government or regional connectivity.

If you're not sure which level handles your issue, write to your own local member as well. Their office can pass your letter to the right minister.

Communications ministers by parliament

Federal communications minister

The Minister for Communications in the federal government is Anika Wells (ALP, Member for Lilley), who is also Minister for Sport. Write to them at PO Box 6022, House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600.

In opposition, Sarah Henderson (LIB) is Shadow Minister for Communications and Digital Safety. In opposition, Anne Webster (NAT) is Shadow Minister for Regional Communications.

Shadow communications ministers and spokespeople

A shadow minister leads the opposition's policy on communications and questions the government in parliament. Write to them when you want an issue raised publicly, or want to know what the alternative government would do. Crossbench spokespeople, such as the Greens in some parliaments, are listed too.

See every opposition frontbench on the list of shadow ministers.

Also relevant

Assistant ministers, parliamentary secretaries and ministers for closely related areas. If your issue is about one of these areas, they may be the better person to write to, or you can copy them in.

How to address a letter to a minister

Address the envelope to the minister by name and title, then their office address. Inside, open with Dear Minister. Only write "The Hon" if the minister holds that title; some state ministers do not. The address blocks on each politician page already use the right form. For more detail, see how to address a letter to an MP.

• Keep to one issue, and say exactly which program, service or decision you mean.
• Say what you want the minister to do, in one sentence.
• Include your full postal address so the office can reply.
• A short personal story carries more weight than statistics the department already has.

Write to a communications minister now

Pick a minister from the table above and press Write. Better Letters prints your signed letter and posts it for you, or you can download the PDF free and post it yourself. A printed, signed letter is harder to set aside than an email.