The Present Opposition Shadow Cabinet or Opposition Front Bench is listed below.

See also: Official Opposition, Shadow Cabinet, Cabinet of Australia

As of March 2005:

• Leader of the Opposition: Kim Beazley
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Education, Training, Science and Research: Jenny Macklin
• Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Social Security: Senator Chris Evans
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Communications and Information Technology: Senator Stephen Conroy
• Shadow Treasurer: Wayne Swan
• Shadow Minister for Finance and Superannuation: Senator Nick Sherry
• Shadow Minister for Trade: Simon Crean
• Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business in the House: Julia Gillard
• Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations: Stephen Smith
• Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Security: Kevin Rudd
• Shadow Minister for Defence and Homeland Security: Robert McClelland
• Shadow Minister for Defence Planning and Personnel: Arch Bevis
• Shadow Minister for Immigration: Laurie Ferguson
• Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Open Government, Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, The Arts: Senator Kim Carr
• Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Roads, Housing and Urban Development: Kelvin Thompson
• Shadow Minister for Work, Family and Community, Youth and Early Childhood Education: Tanya Plibersek
• Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage, Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House: Anthony Albanese
• Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Participation, Corporate Governance and Responsibility: Senator Penny Wong
• Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Territories: Senator Kerry O'Brien
• Assistant Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Banking and Financial Services: Joel Fitzgibbon
• Shadow Attorney-General: Nicola Roxon
• Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries: Gavan O'Connor
• Shadow Minister for Manufacturing, Consumer Affairs: Senator Kate Lundy
• Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation: Alan Griffin
• Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs: Senator Mark Bishop
• Shadow Minister for Small Business: Tony Burke
• Shadow Minister for Ageing and Disabilities: Senator Jan McLucas
• Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate: Joseph Ludwig
• Shadow Minister for the Pacific Islands: Bob Sercombe

The present opposition makes no distinction between the shadow cabinet and the shadow ministry.