Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir.Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – David Buffett (until 28 March), then Andre Nobbs.Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Clare Martin (until 26 November), then Paul Henderson.Opposition Leader – Bill Stefaniak (until 13 December), then Zed Seselja.Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Jon Stanhope.Premier of Western Australia – Alan Carpenter.Premier of Victoria – Steve Bracks (until 30 July), then John Brumby.Opposition Leader – Iain Evans (until 12 April), then Martin Hamilton-Smith.Premier of Queensland – Peter Beattie (until 13 September), then Anna Bligh.Opposition Leader – Peter Debnam (until 2 April), then Barry O'Farrell.
Premier of New South Wales – Morris Iemma.Opposition Leader – Kevin Rudd (until 3 December), then Brendan Nelson.Deputy Prime Minister – Mark Vaile (until 3 December), then Julia Gillard.Prime Minister – John Howard (until 3 December), then Kevin Rudd.
