Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has stood by his election promise of minor changes to his ministry.
As flagged during the campaign, only minimal changes have been made in the Cabinet, with all existing ministers to remain within Cabinet.
Senator Matt Canavan has been promoted to Cabinet as Minister for Resources and Northern Australia.
The Turnbull Government will no longer have a sole Environment Minister, with Josh Frydenberg taking on the expanded Environment and Energy portfolio.
Greg Hunt will move to Industry, Innovation and Science.
Mr Turnbull praised Mr Hunt’s work in his former role, which he held since 2013.
“Mr Hunt has been an outstanding Environment Minister. He has a keen understanding of innovation.”
Former Industry, Innovation and Science minister Christopher Pyne will be appointed to the new role of Minister for Defence Industry, within the Defence portfolio.
Deputy Nationals Leader Senator Fiona Nash will add Local Government and Territories to her regional development role, while Kelly O’Dwyer’s title will change to Minister for Revenue and Financial Services.
Paul Fletcher will become the Minister for Urban Infrastructure, where he will prioritise the Western Sydney Airport.
Senator Scott Ryan will become Special Minister of State in the Finance portfolio, while Dan Tehan will become the Minister for Defence Personnel, in conjunction with his ongoing role as Minister for Veterans Affairs.
Mr Tehan will also take on the new role of Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security.
Michael McCormack will become the Minister for Small Business, in the Treasury portfolio.
Turnbull to work ‘constructively’ with Senate
Mr Turnbull used the press conference to emphasise his party’s economic plan, saying his team would provide stability in the face of “significant economic and fiscal challenges”.
He said the Coalition would work with the new Senate to pass budget legislation, after it goes through the Cabinet and joint partyroom process.
“Budget repair is absolutely critical,” Mr Turnbull said.
Assistant Ministers revealed
There are three new appointments as Assistant Ministers:
- Luke Hartsuyker will be Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister;
- Senator Zed Seselja will be Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs;
- Dr David Gillespie will be Assistant Minister for Rural Health, a responsibility previously held directly by Senator Nash
Additionally, Karen Andrews will become the Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills.
Alex Hawke will become the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, while Keith Pitt will become the Assistant Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism.
Craig Laundy will become the Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science.
Other than these changes, all other Cabinet Ministers, Ministers and Assistant Ministers will continue in their current roles.
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Top Comments
It's a big cabinet. I think Malcolm's safe for now, however I think that if the polls start to drop there may be rumblings within the party
The QLD LNP are already talking about splitting because the Liberal-National deal doesn't do enough to include them.
It's like watching primary children picking teams for sport. It's got less to do with ability than it has to do with who is mates with who - and the one who gets picked last is not really going to be too enthused about participating at all.
Who are the two major female players that have lost out in the reshuffle as stated in the caption on the news page?