| Attorney-General of Australia | |
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| Attorney-General's Department | |
| Style | The Honourable (formal) Attorney-General (spoken) |
| Member of | Cabinet of Australia Federal Executive Council National Security Committee Indigenous Policy Committee Governance Committee |
| Seat | Canberra, ACT |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At the Governor-General's pleasure |
| Formation | 1 January 1901 |
| First holder | Alfred Deakin |
| Salary | $336,599.25[1] |
| Website | www |
The attorney-general of Australia (AG), also known as the Commonwealth attorney-general,[2] is the minister of state and chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing federal legal affairs and public security as the head of the Attorney-General’s Department. The current attorney-general is Mark Dreyfus, who was chosen by prime minister Anthony Albanese in June 2022 following the 2022 federal election.[3] By convention, the attorney-general is a lawyer.
The attorney-general is one of only four positions in the Commonwealth Government to have continuously been held since federation, along with the prime minister, the minister for defence and the treasurer.[4]
- ^ "2018 Parliamentary remuneration and business resources: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Communique: Meeting of Attorneys-General" (PDF). Attorney-General's Department. 12 August 2022.
- ^ Worthington, Brett (31 May 2022). "Meet the new cabinet: Who's who in Albanese's new ministry". ABC News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Elder, DR; Fowler, PE, eds. (June 2018). "Chapter 2: The Ministry". House of Representatives Practice (7th ed.). Canberra, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia. ISBN 978-1-74366-656-2. Retrieved 19 October 2019.