The Minister for Homelessness is an

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cabinet position which is currently held by

Clare O'Neil Clare Ellen O'Neil (born 12 September 1980) is an Australian politician who is the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness since July 2024, Minister for Cities since May 2025 and was the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister f ...

since July 2024. In the

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, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of the Treasury. The ministry was an outer ministry when it was created in 2010. It was elevated to the cabinet during the

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and remained there in the

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. Between 2010 and 2013 and since 2020, the minister appointed to the position is also appointed the Minister for Housing.

List of ministers for homelessness

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Homelessness, or any of its precedent titles:

List of assistant ministers for homelessness

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers for Homelessness, or any of its precedent titles:

References

External links

* {{Australian federal ministerial portfolios

Homelessness Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing. It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, liv ...