Frontbench of Bob Brown

Bob Brown led the Australian Greens from 2005 until 2012. During this period, a select number of members of the parliamentary party served as official spokespersons for the party both inside and outside of Parliament on various issues, each member being assigned portfolios for their speaking duties. This allows the Greens to shadow government policies and actions from the party perspective.^[1]

Final arrangement

Spokesperson	Portfolio
Bob Brown	Leader Defence & National Security Foreign Affairs Forests (Tas) Prime Minister & Cabinet Schools & Education Treasury Whaling & Antarctica
Christine Milne	Deputy leader Arts Climate change Competition Policy & Small Business Finance & Administration Food Security Regional Australia Resources & Energy Trade
Rachel Siewert	Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues Ageing Agriculture Family, Community & Disability Services Fisheries & Marine Natural Resource Management The Kimberley & Northern Australia
Sarah Hanson-Young	Consumer Affairs Human Rights Immigration & Citizenship LGBTI Murray Darling Basin Tibet Water Youth, Early Childhood Education & Child Care
Scott Ludlam	Assisting on Defence Broadband, Communications & the Digital Economy Burma Housing Infrastructure Mining (WA) Nuclear Sustainable Cities Transport Waste
Richard Di Natale	Dental Health East Timor Gambling Health, including preventive Multiculturalism Sport West Papua
Penny Wright	Attorney General (excluding National Security) Heritage Mental Health Native Title Social Inclusion Veterans Affairs
Larissa Waters	Cape York Environment, Biodiversity & Natural Heritage Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea Mining Population Tourism World Heritage
Lee Rhiannon	Animal Welfare Assisting on National Security Democracy Forests Higher Education International Aid & Development Local Government Women
Adam Bandt	Assisting on Climate and Energy Banking Emergency Services Employment & Workplace Relations High Speed Rail House of Representatives Reform Innovation & Industry Science & Research