Two out means two up and two in. Beyond that simple calculation, reconfiguring Labor’s frontbench becomes more complicated
As Anthony Albanese prepares to reveal changes to his ministry on Sunday, the basic calculations are straightforward: two out means two up and two in.
For starters he has too few cabinet ministers in the Senate. There are only four and they are required not only to be across their own portfolios but also those of the lower house ministers they have to represent during Question Time and during the often-very-willing Senate estimates committee process.Sometimes that arrangement gets a bit stretched.
So if she is one who goes up, that messes with the NSW-Victoria thing. But the state representation dimension is possibly the most flexible. Issues of gender are also in the mix. There needs to be one more person entering the junior ministry from the backbench. But those two newcomers won’t necessarily just slot into the assistant ministerial vacancies left by McCarthy and whomever else jumps up into cabinet.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersFor starters, McCarthy is assistant minister for Indigenous affairs. It would seem important for an Indigenous person to take on that job.
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