AusPol / 19 April 2023
The Coalition frontbench moves and shakes
Coalition leader Peter Dutton announced his frontbench reshuffle yesterday following Julian Leeser’s move to the backbench last week over the Voice referendum. First-term Country Liberal Senator and prominent Indigenous ‘no’ campaigner Jacinta Price was named the new spokeswoman for Indigenous Affairs, and Michaelia Cash will retake Attorney-General duties. Also getting a promotion is Cybersecurity spokesperson James Paterson – he’ll take over Home Affairs from Karen Andrews, who stepped down yesterday after deciding to quit federal politics at the next election. And South Australian Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle – the party’s only Indigenous MP – takes on spokesperson duties for Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention. The team have a lot of work to do – new polling out this morning shows support for Dutton and the Coalition is falling…
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