Three federal ministers will gain expanded roles to manage the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in a limited cabinet reshuffle to replace former Labor leader Bill Shorten. The reshuffle also sees Aged Care and Sports Minister, Anika Wells, promoted to federal cabinet.
Three federal ministers will gain expanded roles to manage the National Disability Insurance Scheme and run government services in a limited cabinet reshuffle to replace former Labor leader Bill Shorten when he leaves parliament.
Anne Aly, the Minister for Early Childhood Education and a key advocate for Labor’s childcare agenda in the lead-up to the election, will be responsible for disability services as minister assisting Rishworth on the NDIS.The changes are in line with reports over the past six weeks about the likely reshuffle, including aon December 1 that said Shorten’s portfolio was likely to be divided between several ministers.
The other leading contender for the cabinet post, Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh, a member of the Right faction from Western Australia, is seen as a likely promotion in any future reshuffle.“When Labor established the NDIS, we made a promise to people with disability, to families and to carers, not to leave you behind. We will keep that promise,” he said.
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