y ▁Le ader ▁and ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bishop ▁def ended ▁the ▁sus pected ▁forg ery ▁of ▁Australian ▁pass ports ▁by ▁M oss ad , ▁saying ▁that ▁many ▁countries ▁pract ised ▁the ▁for ging ▁of ▁pass ports ▁for ▁intelligence ▁operations , ▁including ▁Australia . ▁The ▁Rud d ▁Government ▁attacked ▁Bishop ▁over ▁the ▁statements , ▁saying ▁she ▁had ▁" bro ken ▁a ▁long - standing ▁convention " ▁of ▁not ▁spec ulating ▁about ▁intelligence ▁practices . ▁She ▁later ▁clar ified ▁her ▁statement , ▁saying , ▁" I ▁have ▁no ▁knowledge ▁of ▁any ▁Australian ▁authority ▁for ging ▁any ▁pass ports ▁of ▁any ▁nation ." ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Co al ition ' s ▁narrow ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁federal ▁election , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁un anim ously ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁by ▁her ▁colle agues ▁and ▁retained ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁while ▁also ▁being ▁given ▁the ▁additional ▁responsibility ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Trade . ▁ ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁federal ▁election , ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁confirmed ▁Bishop ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ; ▁she ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁by ▁Governor - General ▁Qu entin ▁Bry ce ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cabinet ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁third - high est ▁rank