This is a list of ministries of the Government of Australia since Federation in 1901.
Ministries
thumb|The [[Barton ministry; the 1st Australian federal ministry, 1901.]]
thumb|The [[Second Fisher ministry; the 8th Australian federal ministry, 1910.]]
thumb|The [[First Bruce ministry; the 16th Australian federal ministry, 1923.]]
thumb|The [[First Curtin ministry; the 29th Australian federal ministry, 1941.]]
thumb|The [[Fifth Menzies ministry; the 35th Australian federal ministry, 1951.]]
thumb|The [[First Gorton ministry; the 44th Australian federal ministry, 1968.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan=2 width=5 | Order
! rowspan=2 width=150 | Ministry
! rowspan=2 width=150 | Prime Minister
! rowspan=2 width=200 colspan="2" | Governing party
! colspan=2 width=260 | Dates
|-
! width=130 | Constituted
! width=130 | Concluded
|-
|align=center|1
! scope="row"|Barton ministry
|Edmund Barton||| ||rowspan=2 |Protectionist ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|2
! scope="row"|First Deakin ministry
|Alfred Deakin||| ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|3
! scope="row"|Watson ministry
||Chris Watson||| ||Labor / Protectionist ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|4
! scope="row"|Reid ministry
||George Reid||| ||Free Trade / Protectionist ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|5
! scope="row"|Second Deakin ministry
|Alfred Deakin||| ||Protectionist ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|6
! scope="row"|First Fisher ministry
||Andrew Fisher||| ||Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|7
! scope="row"|Third Deakin ministry
|Alfred Deakin||| ||Liberal ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|8
! scope="row"|Second Fisher ministry
|Andrew Fisher||| ||Labour ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|9
! scope="row"|Cook ministry
|Joseph Cook||| ||Liberal ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|10
! scope="row"|Third Fisher ministry
|Andrew Fisher||| ||rowspan=2|Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|11
! scope="row"|First Hughes ministry
|rowspan=5|Billy Hughes||| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|12
! scope="row"|Second Hughes ministry
|| ||National Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|13
! scope="row"|Third Hughes ministry
| rowspan=3 style="background-color: "| ||rowspan=3|Nationalist||align=center|||align=center|
|-
|align=center|14
! scope="row"|Fourth Hughes ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|15
! scope="row"|Fifth Hughes ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|16
! scope="row"|First Bruce ministry
|rowspan=3|Stanley Bruce||rowspan=3 style="background-color: "| ||rowspan=3|Nationalist / Country ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|17
! scope="row"|Second Bruce ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|18
! scope="row"|Third Bruce ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|19
! scope="row"|Scullin ministry
|James Scullin||| ||Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|20
! scope="row"|First Lyons ministry
|rowspan=4|Joseph Lyons||rowspan=4 style="background-color: "| ||rowspan=2|United Australia ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|21
! scope="row"|Second Lyons ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|22
! scope="row"|Third Lyons ministry
|rowspan=2|United Australia / Country ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|23
! scope="row"|Fourth Lyons ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|24
! scope="row"|Page ministry<br>(Caretaker)
|Earle Page||| ||Country / United Australia ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|25
! scope="row"|First Menzies ministry
|rowspan=3|Robert Menzies||rowspan=3 style="background-color: "| ||United Australia ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|26
! scope="row"|Second Menzies ministry
|rowspan=2|United Australia / Country ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|27
! scope="row"|Third Menzies ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|28
! scope="row"|Fadden ministry
|Arthur Fadden||| ||Country / United Australia ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|29
! scope="row"|First Curtin ministry
|rowspan=2|John Curtin||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F00011;"| ||rowspan=5|Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|30
! scope="row"|Second Curtin ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|31
! scope="row"|Forde ministry<br>(Caretaker)
|Frank Forde||| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|32
! scope="row"|First Chifley ministry
|rowspan=2|Ben Chifley||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F00011;"| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|33
! scope="row"|Second Chifley ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|34
! scope="row"|Fourth Menzies ministry
|rowspan=7|Robert Menzies||rowspan=7 style="background-color:#080CAB;"| ||rowspan=13|Liberal / Country ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|35
! scope="row"|Fifth Menzies ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|36
! scope="row"|Sixth Menzies ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|37
! scope="row"|Seventh Menzies ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|38
! scope="row"|Eighth Menzies ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|39
! scope="row"|Ninth Menzies ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|40
! scope="row"|Tenth Menzies ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|41
! scope="row"|First Holt ministry
|rowspan=2|Harold Holt||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#080CAB;"| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|42
! scope="row"|Second Holt ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|43
! scope="row"|McEwen ministry<br>(Caretaker)
|John McEwen||| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|44
! scope="row"|First Gorton ministry
|rowspan=2|John Gorton||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#080CAB;"| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|45
! scope="row"|Second Gorton ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|46
! scope="row"|McMahon ministry
|William McMahon||| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|47
! scope="row"|First Whitlam ministry
|rowspan=3|Gough Whitlam||rowspan=3 style="background-color:#F00011;"| ||rowspan=3|Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|48
! scope="row"|Second Whitlam ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|49
! scope="row"|Third Whitlam ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|50
! scope="row"|First Fraser ministry
|rowspan=4|Malcolm Fraser||rowspan=4 style="background-color:#080CAB;"| ||rowspan=4|Liberal / National Country ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|51
! scope="row"|Second Fraser ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|52
! scope="row"|Third Fraser ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|53
! scope="row"|Fourth Fraser ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|54
! scope="row"|First Hawke ministry
|rowspan=4|Bob Hawke||rowspan=4 style="background-color:#F00011;"| ||rowspan=6|Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|55
! scope="row"|Second Hawke ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|56
! scope="row"|Third Hawke ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|57
! scope="row"|Fourth Hawke ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|58
! scope="row"|First Keating ministry
|rowspan=2|Paul Keating||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F00011;"| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|59
! scope="row"|Second Keating ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|60
! scope="row"|First Howard ministry
|rowspan=4|John Howard||rowspan=4 style="background-color:#080CAB;"| ||rowspan=4|Liberal / National ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|61
! scope="row"|Second Howard ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|62
! scope="row"|Third Howard ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|63
! scope="row"|Fourth Howard ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|64
! scope="row"|First Rudd ministry
|Kevin Rudd||| ||rowspan=4|Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|65
! scope="row"|First Gillard ministry
|rowspan=2|Julia Gillard||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F00011;"| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|66
! scope="row"|Second Gillard ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|67
! scope="row"|Second Rudd ministry
|Kevin Rudd||| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|68
! scope="row"|Abbott ministry
|Tony Abbott||| || rowspan="5" |Liberal / National ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|69
! scope="row"|First Turnbull ministry
|rowspan=2|Malcolm Turnbull||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#080CAB;"| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|70
! scope="row"|Second Turnbull ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|71
! scope="row"|First Morrison ministry
|rowspan=2|Scott Morrison||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#080CAB;"| ||align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|72
! scope="row"|Second Morrison ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|
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|align=center|73
! scope="row"|First Albanese ministry
|rowspan=2|Anthony Albanese||rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F00011;"| ||rowspan=2|Labor ||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|align=center|74
! scope="row"|Second Albanese ministry
|align=center| ||align=center|Present
|}
Notes
:1..Date of swearing in of Interim ministry. Full ministry to be sworn in 1st July 2022.