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== Federal members of the Labor Right == {|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- !Name !Parliamentary seat !Other positions !State/Territory !Sub-faction/union |- |[[Richard Marles]]<ref name="The 12 Labor figures who will do the heavy lifting in government">{{cite news |title=The 12 Labor figures who will do the heavy lifting in government |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-12-labor-figures-who-will-do-the-heavy-lifting-in-government-20181213-h1937u |access-date=14 March 2020 |publisher=Australian Financial Review}}</ref> |Member for [[Division of Corio|Corio]] |Deputy Prime Minister<br/>Minister for Defence |Victoria |TWU, 'Cons' |- |Dr [[Jim Chalmers]]<ref name="The 12 Labor figures who will do the heavy lifting in government" /> |Member for [[Division of Rankin|Rankin]] |Treasurer |Queensland |AWU |- |[[Don Farrell]]<ref name="Labor MP Jason Clare dismisses Otis group">{{cite news |last1=Tewksbury |first1=Marc |title=Labor MP Jason Clare dismisses Otis group |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/labor-mp-jason-clare-dismisses-otis-group/video/4d8fad22f94e6b07319c3abb2489c2d0 |access-date=14 March 2020 |publisher=news.com.au}}</ref> |Senator for South Australia |Special Minister of State<br/>Minister for Trade and Tourism |South Australia |SDA |- |[[Tony Burke]]<ref name="The 12 Labor figures who will do the heavy lifting in government" /> |Member for [[Division of Watson|Watson]] |Leader of the House Minister for Home Affairs<br>Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs<br>Minister for Cyber Security<br>Minister for the Arts | rowspan=2 | New South Wales |SDA |- |[[Chris Bowen]]<ref name="The 12 Labor figures who will do the heavy lifting in government" /> |Member for [[Division of McMahon|McMahon]] |Minister for Climate Change and Energy | |- |[[Amanda Rishworth]]<ref name=":0" /> |Member for [[Division of Kingston|Kingston]] |Minister for Social Services |South Australia |SDA |- |[[Bill Shorten]]<ref name="The strain within Labor's Left and Right bubbles over as the party wrestles over its future">{{cite news |last1=Probyn |first1=Andrew |title=The strain within Labor's Left and Right bubbles over as the party wrestles over its future |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-01/labor-left-and-right-battle-over-the-partys-future/11659570 |access-date=14 March 2020 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref> |Member for [[Division of Maribyrnong|Maribyrnong]] |Minister for Government Services<br/>Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme | rowspan=2 | Victoria |AWU |- |[[Mark Dreyfus]] {{small|[[King's counsel|KC]]}}<ref name="The 12 Labor figures who will do the heavy lifting in government" /> |Member for [[Division of Isaacs|Isaacs]] |Attorney–General |AWU |- |[[Jason Clare]]<ref name="Labor MP Jason Clare dismisses Otis group" /> |Member for [[Division of Blaxland|Blaxland]] |Minister for Education | rowspan=2 | New South Wales | |- |[[Michelle Rowland]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=30 May 2019|title=Labor's new-look shadow ministry|work=SBS News|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/labor-s-new-look-shadow-ministry|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> |Member for [[Division of Greenway|Greenway]] |Minister for Communications | |- |[[Madeleine King]]<ref name="WA Labor MPs named as part of pro-coal, right-wing 'Otis Group'">{{cite news |last1=Hondros |first1=Nathan |title=WA Labor MPs named as part of pro-coal, right-wing 'Otis Group' |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/wa-labor-mps-named-as-part-of-pro-coal-right-wing-otis-group-20200213-p540h9.html |access-date=14 March 2020 |publisher=WAtoday}}</ref> |Member for [[Division of Brand|Brand]] |Minister for Resources<br/>Minister for Northern Australia |Western Australia | |- |[[Ed Husic]] |Member for [[Division of Chifley|Chifley]] |Minister for Industry and Science |New South Wales |CEPU (CWU) |- |[[Clare O'Neil]]<ref name="The strain within Labor's Left and Right bubbles over as the party wrestles over its future" /> |Member for [[Division of Hotham|Hotham]] |Minister for Housing<br/>Minister for Homelessness |Victoria |AWU |- |[[Matt Keogh]]<ref name="WA Labor MPs named as part of pro-coal, right-wing 'Otis Group'" /> |Member for [[Division of Burt|Burt]] |Minister for Veterans' Affairs<br/>Minister for Defence Personnel |Western Australia |AWU |- |[[Anika Wells]] |Member for [[Division of Lilley|Lilley]] |Minister for Aged Care<br/>Minister for Sport |Queensland |AWU |- |[[Kristy McBain]] |Member for [[Division of Eden-Monaro|Eden-Monaro]] | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | rowspan=4 | New South Wales | |- |[[Justine Elliot]] |Member for [[Division of Richmond|Richmond]] |Assistant Minister for Social Services<br/>Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence | |- |[[Matt Thistlethwaite]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 June 2013|title=Shorten stands by Gillard as leader|work=[[9news.com.au]]|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/shorten-stands-by-gillard-as-leader/35243655-3142-4c81-9084-996f5960d91c|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chan|first=Gabrielle|date=2015-07-25|title=Bill Shorten wins freedom to use boat turnbacks, but leadership split on issue|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jul/25/bill-shorten-wins-freedom-to-use-boat-turnbacks-but-leadership-split-on-issue|access-date=2020-11-07|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |Member for [[Division of Kingsford Smith|Kingsford Smith]] |Assistant Minister for Immigration |AWU |- |[[Emma McBride]] |Member for [[Division of Dobell|Dobell]] |Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention<br/>Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health | |- |[[Anthony Chisholm (politician)|Anthony Chisholm]] |Senator for Queensland |Assistant Minister for Education<br/>Assistant Minister for Regional Development |Queensland |AWU |- |[[Tim Watts (politician)|Tim Watts]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 June 2020|title=Leaked texts show Somyurek's influence among federal Labor ranks|work=[[skynews.com.au]]|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6164180576001|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ilanbey|first=Sumeyya|date=28 January 2020|title=Tensions between Labor's Right and Left factions at boiling point|work=[[theage.com.au]]|url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/tensions-between-labor-s-right-and-left-factions-at-boiling-point-20200128-p53vg0.html?ref=rss|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> |Member for [[Division of Gellibrand|Gellibrand]] |Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs |Victoria |'Cons' |- |[[Glenn Sterle]]<sup>‡</sup><ref name="WA Labor MPs named as part of pro-coal, right-wing 'Otis Group'" /> |Senator for [[Western Australia]] |Chair of Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee<br/>Deputy Chair of Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee |Western Australia |TWU |- |[[Steve Georganas]]<ref name=":0" /> |Member for [[Division of Adelaide|Adelaide]] | |South Australia | |- |[[Shayne Neumann]]<ref name="Labor MP Jason Clare dismisses Otis group" /> |Member for [[Division of Blair|Blair]] |Chair of Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade<br/>Chair of Standing Committee on Procedure |Queensland |ASU |- |[[Alison Byrnes]] |Member for [[Division of Cunningham|Cunningham]] | |New South Wales | |- |[[Deborah O'Neill]] |Senator for New South Wales |Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services<br/>Deputy Chair of Select Committee on Work and Care<br/>Deputy Chair of Standing Committee of Privileges |New South Wales |SDA |- |[[Helen Polley]] |Senator for Tasmania |Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement |Tasmania |AWU, SDA |- |[[Rob Mitchell (Victorian politician)|Rob Mitchell]] |Member for [[Division of McEwen|McEwen]] |Chair of Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests<br/>Chair of House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources |Victoria |'Cons' |- |[[Catryna Bilyk]] |Senator for [[Tasmania]] |Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Senators' Interests |Tasmania |ASU, TWU |- |[[Peter Khalil]] |Member for [[Division of Wills|Wills]] | |Victoria |AWU |- |[[Milton Dick]] |Member for [[Division of Oxley|Oxley]] |Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>Chair of Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings<br/>Chair of Selection Committee<br/>Chair of Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration |Queensland |AWU |- |[[Matt Burnell]] |Member for [[Division of Spence|Spence]] | |South Australia |TWU |- |[[Meryl Swanson]] |Member for [[Division of Paterson|Paterson]] |Chair of Standing Committee on Agriculture |New South Wales | |- |[[Luke Gosling]] |Member for [[Division of Solomon|Solomon]] |Chair of Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport |Northern Territory |SDA |- |[[David Smith (Australian Capital Territory politician)|David Smith]] |Member for [[Division of Bean|Bean]] |Government Whip |Australian Capital Territory |Professionals Australia |- |[[Raff Ciccone]] |Senator for Victoria |Deputy Government Whip in the Senate<br/>Chair of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee<br/>Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee<br/>Deputy Chair of Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills |Victoria |SDA “Shoppies” |- |Dr [[Daniel Mulino]] |Member for [[Division of Fraser (Victoria)|Fraser]] |Chair of Standing Committee on Economics |Victoria |SDA “Shoppies” |- |[[Josh Burns (politician)|Josh Burns]] |Member for [[Division of Macnamara|Macnamara]] |Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights |Victoria |'Cons' |- |[[Marielle Smith]] |Senator for South Australia |Chair of Community Affairs Legislation Committee<br/>Deputy Chair of Community Affairs References Committee |South Australia |SDA |- |[[Tony Sheldon (trade unionist)|Tony Sheldon]] |Senator for New South Wales |Chair of Education and Employment Legislation Committee<br/>Deputy Chair of Education and Employment References Committee |New South Wales |TWU |- |Dr [[Mike Freelander]] |Member for Macarthur |Chair of Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport |New South Wales | |- |[[Cassandra Fernando]] |Member for [[Division of Holt|Holt]] | |Victoria |SDA |- |[[Jana Stewart]] |Senator for Victoria | |Victoria |TWU, 'Cons' |- |[[Sam Rae]] |Member for [[Division of Hawke|Hawke]] | |Victoria |TWU, 'Cons' |- |[[Varun Ghosh]] |Senator for West Australia | |Western Australia |SDA |- |[[Andrew Charlton]] |Member for [[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]] | |New South Wales | |- |[[Sally Sitou]] |Member for [[Division of Reid|Reid]] | |New South Wales | |- |[[Dan Repacholi]] |Member for [[Division of Hunter|Hunter]] | |New South Wales | |- |[[Joanne Ryan (politician)|Joanne Ryan]] |Member for [[Division of Lalor|Lalor]] |Chief Government Whip |Victoria |'Cons' |- |[[Michelle Ananda-Rajah]] |Member for [[Division of Higgins|Higgins]] | |Victoria |TWU, 'Cons' |- |[[Tania Lawrence]] |Member for [[Division of Hasluck|Hasluck]] | |Western Australia | |- |[[Sam Lim]] |Member for [[Division of Tangney|Tangney]] | |Western Australia | |- |[[Gordon Reid (politician)|Gordon Reid]] |Member for [[Division of Robertson|Robertson]] | |New South Wales | |} ‡ Sterle was formerly a member of the now-defunct Centre Left.
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