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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Peter Dutton appoints Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to Musk-style government efficiency role in new frontbench

The federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has appointed the shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, to lead a new ‘government efficiency’ platform before the 2025 election
The federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has appointed the shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, to lead a new ‘government efficiency’ platform before the 2025 election. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

Peter Dutton has announced a long-awaited shadow ministerial shake-up before this year’s federal election, appointing former immigration minister David Coleman to the foreign affairs role.

The reshuffle also included the establishment of a new platform, “government efficiency”, touted to crack down on “wasteful spending” including the “divisive voice referendum”. The current shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, took on the platform, which echoed the new US Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), led by Elon Musk.

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