Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named the ministry he will take into his second term in government. Photo: Thomas Lucraft.
Katy Gallagher remains a senior member of the Federal Government’s inner sanctum and will retain the ministries of Finance, Public Service, Women, and Government Services.
Michelle Rowland is the new Attorney-General; Tanya Plibersek is moved from Environment to Social Services, with Murray Watt picking up the environment portfolio.
Amanda Rishworth is the new Employment and Workplace Relations Minister, while Tim Ayres gets Science and Industry.
A new-look Cabinet and outer ministry will be sworn into office Tuesday morning (13 May), following Labor’s landslide victory for a second term in office.
Anthony Albanese announced the lineup Monday afternoon, which included significant changes due to the resignations before the election of senior ministers Bill Shorten and Stephen Jones, plus the factional carve-up post-election, which dumped Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic from the front bench.
The Prime Minister noted Labor had the largest caucus since federation, “brimming with capacity, talent and energy in both houses of Federal Parliament”.
“As a result of that, it is an extraordinary opportunity for ministers, for the entire caucus going forward to put in place the agenda that we put forward positively to the Australian people, and an ambitious agenda to change this country for the better,” Mr Albanese said.
“I am deeply humbled by the trust that was put into my government with the election, and we certainly won’t take it for granted.”
The most senior positions in Cabinet have mostly stayed the same, with some notable and significant changes, along with substantial moves in the outer ministry.
“The cabinet will be made up of: Richard Marles as Deputy Prime Minister and minister for defence; Penny Wong as Foreign Affairs Minister; Jim Chalmers as Treasurer; Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance and Public Service, Women and Government Services; Don Farrell, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Special Minister of State,” the Prime Minister said.
“During the election campaign, I confirmed all of those people would continue to fulfil their responsibilities.
“Tony Burke will be Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, Cybersecurity as well as the Arts; Mark Butler as Minister for Health and Ageing, Disability and the NDIS; Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy; Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; Amanda Rishworth will be the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; Jason Clare, Minister for Education; Michelle Rowland will be the new Attorney-General; Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Social Services.”
The full Cabinet list is:
Richard Marles – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence
Penny Wong – Minister for Foreign Affairs
Jim Chalmers – Treasurer
Katy Gallagher – Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services
Don Farrell – Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State
Tony Burke – Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Minister for Cybersecurity, Minister for the Arts
Mark Butler – Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Chris Bowen – Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Catherine King – Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Amanda Rishworth – Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Jason Clare – Minister for Education
Michelle Rowland – Attorney-General
Tanya Plibersek – Minister for Social Services
Julie Collins – Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Clare O’Neil – Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Cities
Madeleine King – Minister for Resources, Minister for Northern Australia
Murray Watt – Minister for the Environment and Water
Malarndirri McCarthy – Minister for Indigenous Australians
Anika Wells – Minister for Communications, Minister for Sport
Pat Conroy – Minister for Defence Industry, Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
Anne Aly – Minister for Small Business, Minister for International Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Tim Ayres – Minister for Industry and Innovation, Minister for Science.
The outer ministry consists of:
Matt Keogh – Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel
Kristy McBain – Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories and Minister for Emergency Management
Andrew Giles – Minister for Skills and Training
Jenny McAllister – Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Daniel Merlino – Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services
Jess Walsh – Minister for Early Childhood Education and Youth
Sam Rae – Minister for Aged Care and Seniors.
Member for Fenner Andrew Leigh remains an Assistant Minister, adding Productivity to Competition, Charities and Treasury.
Among other assistant ministers, Patrick Gorman remains Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and for the Public Service, but he has swapped his assistant minister role for the Attorney-General for a similar job in the employment and workplace relations portfolio.
Original Article published by Chris Johnson on Region Canberra.
