Five Western Australians have been included in Angus Taylor’s new shadow ministry, which features Tim Wilson and Susan McDonald in the important treasury and resources portfolios.
Five Western Australians have been included in Angus Taylor’s new shadow ministry, which features Tim Wilson and Susan McDonald in the important treasury and resources portfolios.
The new opposition leader has made sweeping changes after replacing Sussan Ley.
Canning MP Andrew Hastie, who had been considered a potential leader of the Liberal Party, has been promoted to shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability.
The latter role is new and signifies his desire to rebuild Australia’s manufacturing capability.
Mr Hastie will also be deputy Liberal leader in the House of Representatives.
He had been shadow minister for defence until his resignation from Sussan Ley's team last year.
Experienced senator Michaelia Cash will be opposition leader in the Senate and shadow attorney general – a role she held in the Morrison government in 2021 and 2022.
She was most recently shadow minister for employment and workplace relations.
WA senators Dean Smith and Matt O’Sullivan and Forrest MP Ben Small have been included in the shadow ministry but with more junior roles.
Senator Smith has been named assistant to the shadow treasurer and shadow assistant minister for the cost of living.
Senator O’Sulivan will be shadow minister for child protection, prevention of family violence and “choice in childcare and early learning”.
The latter role is another new portfolio and comes after Mr Taylor signalled his support for a voucher scheme for parents rather than subsidies for child care centres.
Mr Small has been named shadow assistant minister for infrastructure and for electoral matters.
Durack MP Melissa Price was one of several backers of former leader Sussan Ley who has been dropped from the shadow ministry.
The key role of shadow treasurer has been given to Victorian MP Tim Wilson, whose previous jobs included being policy director at the conservative think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs and Australia's Human Rights Commissioner.
Deputy opposition leader Jane Hume has several key portfolios, as shadow minister for employment, industrial relations, productivity and deregulation.
Queensland senator Susan McDonald will be shadow minister for resources and northern Australia while Nationals leader David Littleproud will be shadow for agriculture.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who was dumped by Sussan Ley, returns to the shadow ministry with responsibility for skills and training and small business.
Ted O’Brien, who had been Sussan Ley’s deputy, will be shadow minister for foreign affairs.
