Cabinet ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor are standing down from the frontbench, opening vacancies for Anthony Albanese to reshuffle his ministry.
Burney, 67, Minister for Indigenous Australians, and O'Connor, 62, both told Albanese they will not contest the next election. They will serve out their terms on the backbench.
This is the first reshuffle Albanese has had. The prime minister told a news conference on Thursday the ministers stepping down would enable a “refresh” of the ministry.
