Well, here it is folks. PM Anthony Albanese has announced the new Labor Government, including the Cabinet and Outer Ministry. Basically it’s the student leadership team of Australian politics.
One of the biggest changes in this Labor Government will be the number of women in power.
“This is the largest number of women who have ever served in an Australian Cabinet,” Albanese told reporters in a press conference on Tuesday. There are 10 women in Cabinet — nice.
In total there are 22 Ministers in the Labor Cabinet. You can have a suss below:
Richard Marles is Deputy PM & Minister for Defence
Penny Wong is Senate Leader & Minister for Foreign Affairs
Don Farrell is Deputy Senate Leader and Minister for Trade & Tourism, Special Minister of State
Dr Jim Chalmers is Treasurer
Senator Katy Gallagher is Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Service and the Minister for Women
Tony Burke is Leader of House and Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Minister for Arts
Mark Butler is Deputy Leader of the House and Minister for Health and Aged Care
Chris Bowen is Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Tanya Plibersek is Minister for Environment and Water
Catherine King is Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Minister for Local Government
Linda Burney is Minister for Indigenous Australians
Amanda Rishworth is Minister for Social Services
Bill Shorten is Minister for NDIS and Minister for Government Services
Mark Dreyfus is Attorney General and Cabinet Secretary
Brendan O’Connor is Minister for Skills and Training
Jason Clare is Minister for Education
Julie Collins is Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness, Minister for Small Business
Michelle Rowland is Minister for Communications
Madeline King is Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
Murray Watt is Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management
Ed Husic is Minister for Industry and Science
Clare O’Neil is Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cybersecurity
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