/ 19 April 2023

The Coalition frontbench moves and shakes

Newly elected Leader of the Liberal Party Peter Dutton speaks to the media after a party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, May 30, 2022. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Newly elected Leader of the Liberal Party Peter Dutton speaks to the media after a party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, May 30, 2022. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

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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