30 minutes to find a way to bypass the expensive filtering system. An additional filter was made available shortly after which Tom cracked within 40 minutes. Opposition (2007–11) Following the Liberal/National Coalition's defeat at the 2007 federal election and Brendan Nelson's election as Leader of the Liberal Party, Coonan was replaced as Deputy Leader of Coalition in the Senate by Senator Eric Abetz. She became the Shadow Minister for Human Services, shadowing the Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Minister for Human Services, Senator Joe Ludwig. When Malcolm Turnbull defeated Brendan Nelson in a leadership ballot in September 2008, Coonan was appointed Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate and was elevated to the prestigious position of Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. She was the first woman to shadow the portfolio. Following Deputy Leader Julie Bishop's resignation from the Shadow Treasury portfolio in February 2009, Coonan was moved into Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation, which had been vacated by Joe Hockey, who picked up the Shadow Treasury role. With the increased responsibility of Finance, Coonan relinquished her position of Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate to Opposition Whip, Senator Stephen Parry. On 18 August 2011, Coonan informed the Senate in a speech that she would resign on 22 August. Post-parliamentary career Coonan appointed as a non-executive director of gaming company Crown Limited in 2011. She is also a member of the advisory council of investment bank J.P. Morgan & Co., a trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust, chair of the Conservation Council of the Opera House Trust, co-chair of GRACosway and a non-executive director of Obesity Australia Limited. On 1 November 2018 she commenced her role as chair of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), while in July 2019 she took over as chair of the Minerals Council of Australia. Coonan was a regular presenter on The Cabinet on Sky News Australia. References http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Australian-broadband-among-world-s-worst-OECD/0,130061791,339280104,00.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070829134638/http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2007/Media_Release24485.cfm http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22218993-661,00.html External links Helen Coonan, Senate Biography Sydney University Alumni magazine article Helen Coonan on Facebook |- |- 1947 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Cabinet of Australia Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for New South Wales Women members of the Australian Senate Australian barristers University of Sydney alumni People from Wagga Wagga Women government ministers of Australia 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians 20th-century