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Australian Opposition Leaders

Can you name all of the Leaders of the Opposition in Australia throughout history?
Leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest non-government party in a parliamentary setting
Leaders of opposition parties since 1901
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Tenure
Party
Answer
1901-1904
Free Trade
Sir George Reid
1904-1905
Labor
Chris Watson
1904-1908
Free Trade/Anti-Socialist
Sir George Reid
1908-1909
Anti-Socialist
Sir Joseph Cook
1909
Commonwealth Liberal
Sir Alfred Deakin
1909-1910
Labor
Andrew Fisher
1910-1913
Commonwealth Liberal
Sir Alfred Deakin
1913
Commonwealth Liberal
Sir Joseph Cook
1913-1914
Labor
Andrew Fisher
1914-1917
Commonwealth Liberal
Sir Joseph Cook
1917-1922
Labor
Frank Tudor
1922-1928
Labor
Matthew Charlton
1928-1929
Labor
James Scullin
1929-1931
Nationalist
Sir John Latham
1931-1932
United Australia
Joseph Lyons
1932-1935
Labor
James Scullin
1935-1941
Labor
John Curtin
1941-1943
Country
Sir Arthur Fadden
1943-1949
United Australia/Liberal
Sir Robert Menzies
1949-1951
Labor
Ben Chifley
1951-1960
Labor
Herbert (Doc) Evatt
1960-1967
Labor
Arthur Calwell
1967-1972
Labor
Gough Whitlam
1972-1975
Liberal
Sir Billy Snedden
Tenure
Party
Answer
1975
Liberal
Malcom Fraser
1975-1977
Labor
Gough Whitlam
1977-1983
Labor
Bill Hayden
1983
Labor
Bob Hawke
1983-1985
Liberal
Andrew Peacock
1985-1989
Liberal
John Howard
1989-1990
Liberal
Andrew Peacock
1990-1994
Liberal
John Hewson
1994-1995
Liberal
Alexander Downer
1995-1996
Liberal
John Howard
1996-2001
Labor
Kim Beazley
2001-2003
Labor
Simon Crean
2003-2005
Labor
Mark Latham
2005-2006
Labor
Kim Beazley
2006-2007
Labor
Kevin Rudd
2007-2008
Liberal
Brendan Nelson
2008-2009
Liberal
Malcom Turnbull
2009-2013
Liberal
Tony Abbott
2013 (Acting)
Labor
Chris Bowen
2013-2019
Labor
Bill Shorten
2019-2022
Labor
Anthony Albanese
2022-2025
Liberal
Peter Dutton
2025-2026
Liberal
Sussan Ley
2026-Incumbent
Liberal
Angus Taylor
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