Half of the ministry are women and there are more working parents in the shadow executive than ever before.



"All of us have a child aged six or under," Mr Shorten told reporters in Canberra on Friday.

Ms Plibersek replaces Labor's former foreign affairs spokesperson in government, Senator Bob Carr.

Ms Plibersek, who as deputy was able to choose her portfolio, said she picked foreign affairs because it was "an area I've had a long interest in".



"I was particularly interested in the international development part of the foreign affairs portfolio," she said.



"And the Centenary of Anzac, again, is something that I've had a particular interest in."

As expected, Chris Bowen becomes shadow treasurer.



But Penny Wong has given up her previous portfolio to Tony Burke, who becomes shadow minister for finance.



Senator Wong now takes responsibility for trade and investment, against the government's Andrew Robb.

Mr Shorten also said his team represented generational change within federal Labor.



"There is more Gen X in this shadow line-up than has existed before in Australian politics," he said.



"But this is balanced ... with both experience in government and in opposition."



Labor's new defence spokesman is Stephen Conroy, who was previously communications minister under former prime minister Julia Gillard.



Senator Conroy will be assisted by MP David Feeney.



Mr Shorten's challenger for the leadership, Anthony Albanese, will oversee infrastructure and transport, as well as tourism.

SHADOW CABINET FULL LIST



Bill Shorten - Leader of the Opposition



Tanya Plibersek - Deputy Leader of the Opposition, opposition spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs and International Development



Penny Wong - Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, opposition spokeswoman for Trade and Investment



Stephen Conroy - Deputy Leader in the Senate, opposition spokesman for Defence



Anthony Albanese - opposition spokesman for Infrastructure and Transport, opposition spokesman for Tourism



Chris Bowen - shadow treasurer



Tony Burke - opposition spokesman for Finance, manager of opposition business in the House



Mark Butler - opposition spokesman for Environment, Climate Change and Water



Kim Carr - opposition spokesman for Higher Education, Research, Innovation nd Industry; opposition spokesman assisting the leader for science



Jason Clare - opposition spokesman for immigration



Mark Dreyfus - shadow Attorney-General, opposition spokesman for Arts, deputy manager of opposition business



Kate Ellis - opposition spokeswoman for Education, opposition spokeswoman for Early Childhood



Joel Fitzgibbon - opposition spokesman for Agriculture



Gary Gray - opposition spokesman for Resources, opposition spokesman for Northern Australia, shadow Special minister of State



Catherine King - opposition spokeswoman for Health



Jenny Macklin - opposition spokeswoman for Families and Payments, opposition spokeswoman for Disability Reform



Richard Marles - opposition spokesman for immigration and Border Protection



Shayne Neumann - opposition spokesman for Indigenous Affairs, opposition spokeswoman fo Ageing



Brendan O'Connor - opposition spokesman for Employment and Workplace Relations



OUTER SHADOW MINISTRY

Bernie Ripoll - opposition spokesman assisting the leader for Small Business



Claire Moore - opposition spokeswoman for Women, opposition spokeswoman for Carers, opposition spokeswoman for Communities, manager of opposition business in the Senate



Don Farrell - opposition spokesman for the Centenary of Anzac, opposition spokesman for Veterans' Affairs



David Feeney - opposition assistant defence minister, opposition spokesman for Justice



Julie Collins - opposition spokeswoman for Regional Development and Local Government, opposition spokeswoman for Employment Services



Andrew Leigh - shadow Assistant Treasurer, opposition spokesman for Competition



Bernie Ripoll - opposition spokesman for Financial Services and Superannuation, opposition spokesman for Sport



Sharon Bird - opposition spokeswoman for Vocational Education



Michelle Rowland - opposition assistant minister for communications, opposition spokeswoman for citizenship and multiculturalism



Melissa Parke - opposition assistant health spokeswoman



Jan McLucas - opposition spokeswoman for Mental Health, opposition spokeswoman for Housing and Homelessness



Doug Cameron - opposition spokesman for Human Services

SHADOW PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES



Julie Owens - small business, education



Jacinta Collins - shadow cabinet secretary, shadow parliamentary secretary to the leader



Michael Danby - shadow parliamentary secretary to the leader, arts



Jim Chalmers - shadow parliamentary secretary to the leader, trade and investment



Matt Thistlethwaite - foreign affairs, immigration



Gai Brodtmann - defence



Stephen Jones - regional development and infrastructure



Warren Snowdon - external territories, northern Australia, indigenous affairs



Ed Husic - treasurer



Louise Pratt - environment, climate change and water



Tony Zappia - manufacturing



Lisa Singh - attorney-general



Amanda Rishworth - health



Carol Brown - families and payments



Helen Polley - aged care



Source: Leader of the Opposition