Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin will announce his new-look shadow cabinet on Tuesday, rewarding key allies and mending relations with former opponents.
Newly minted Opposition Leader Brad Battin will unveil his frontbench as soon as Tuesday in a shadow cabinet reshuffle that rewards key allies while mending relations with some former opponents. Planning spokesman and Brighton MP James Newbury will receive the coveted treasury portfolio, according to two Liberal sources, while upper house MP for Western Victoria Beverley McArthur will be promoted to shadow cabinet as local government spokeswoman.
Both backed Battin over former leader John Pesutto. Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin is expected to unveil his new-look shadow cabinet on Tuesday.Kew MP Jess Wilson will retain the education portfolio and upper house MP Georgie Crozier will remain health spokeswoman, the sources said, despite being former Pesutto allies.The Liberal sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to divulge internal matters, said they expected the opposition leader to announce his new-look frontbench on Tuesday.In all, the reshuffle is expected to be a “one or two in, one or two out” affair, one of the sources said. Shadow cabinet announcements, like all cabinet decisions, are traditionally shrouded in mystery until they are formally announced.Monday’s developments came as the Victorian Speaker confirmed the upcoming byelection in Werribee, in Melbourne’s western suburbs, would be held on Saturday, February 8, after the formal resignation of former treasurer Tim Pallas. Werribee residents will head to the polls the same day as voters in the inner-city seat of Prahran after the resignation of former Greens MP Sam Hibbins. Labor candidate for Werribee John Lister at a press conference at Werribee Outdoor Pool with Premier Jacinta Allan on Monday.Prahran is considered to be a Greens versus Liberal contest after Labor decided not to field a candidate. However, the party has chosen teacher and CFA volunteer John Lister to run in Werribee, which Pallas held for 18 years. The Liberals have not yet chosen a candidate for Werribe
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