Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a reshuffle of the Coalition's frontbench, naming senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as the new shadow minister for Indigenous Australians.
Last week Liberal MP Julian Leeser, who held the shadow attorney-general and Indigenous Australians ministries, resigned and moved to the backbench in order to campaign against his party's platform and in support of the Voice instead, prompting the shadow cabinet moves.
"Many Australians know Jacinta well. She's a fighter, she's a warrior for Indigenous Australians. And she's a very proud Territorian," Mr Dutton said.
"She's always fought hard to improve the lives of Indigenous women and kids and we've seen that in recent days."
Ms Nampijinpa Price, who is a Country Liberal Party senator that sits with the National Party in federal parliament, does not support the Voice to Parliament.
Federal Nationals leader David Littleproud said the elevation of Senator Nampijinpa Price showed "a level of maturity" in the Coalition even though it meant a greater representation of the Nationals in shadow cabinet than previously agreed.
"This should be about the diversity and experience that we bring to this place and who's best to bring that diversity and experience to change the lives of Australians for the better," he said.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says she is grateful to be named the new shadow Indigenous Australians minister. (ABC News: Chris Fitzpatrick)
"While it's above our quota, the main thing is that this is the right decision for the Coalition. This is the right decision for the nation to have people with the lived experience in this place."
Senator Kerrynne Liddle will join the shadow assistant ministry in the child protection and prevention of family violence portfolio.
"I, too, come from a history of working at a level in the areas that are critical for safe families, in areas of social housing, in areas of employment, in areas of education, all of those things help contribute to making families safe," she said.
Kerrynne Liddle has become South Australia's first Indigenous senator. (ABC News: Evelyn Manfield)
Karen Andrews not recontesting
Earlier on Tuesday, former home affairs minister Karen Andrews confirmed she would quit the Coalition frontbench and not recontest the next election, but says the decision is not related to her party's position on the Voice to Parliament.
Mr Dutton thanked Ms Andrews for her service in the role and announced her replacement would be senator James Paterson, who is also the minister for cybersecurity.
Mr Dutton also said the decision to step back was hers and she was not asked to resign.
"She said to me at the time of the next reshuffle she would be happy to stand aside," he said.
Karen Andrews was the home affairs minister under the Morrison government. (ABC News: Nicholas Haggarty)
"When you look at her background, her experience over her period in government and now in opposition, she will look forward to the next successful stage of her life.
"I think sometimes we underestimate with the travel and scrutiny and everything else involved in this business, you know, it can take a toll and that's the case for all of us, but for Karen, to leave at a time of her choosing and in those circumstances I think speaks to her skill set."
Ms Andrews said it had been an "immense privilege" to serve as an MP and as a government minister.
"I am proud to have been the first female Queensland MP in a Cabinet role, and I am even prouder of the strong work the Coalition did in government to safeguard Australia’s national security," she said.
Former attorney-general Michaelia Cash will return to the role in the shadow frontbench.
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Reporter: What's your experience for women in the conservative party and in government? You obviously got to the heights of home affairs, but do you feel like the opportunities were there to other women in the Liberal Party?
Karen Andrews: I've spent my entire life working in male-dominated environments.
I think that where you have women in a minority, it is always going to be difficult just like when there are fields where men are in a minority. It is difficult for them as well too.
But I'm very confident that the Liberal Party, National Party across Australia will work to make sure more women are pre-selected into winnable seats and we will make sure that our messagings, what we stand for, are communicated in a way that people will be prepared to support us.
"I don't support the words that are currently being proposed by Mr Albanese," she says.
"But I think that the words that are proposed are not words that I can support, not words that I can advocate for, but I've always made it clear that in matters such as these, I want my community to be informed of the pros and the cons of what is being pet forward."
Andrews is then asked by reporters if she will be campaigning for the No campaign.
"No. I won't be out there wearing a shirt that says 'vote No'. When people speak to me I will go through what my concerns are, but I want to do that in a very neutral way so, that people are in a position that they can make their own mind up," she replies.
"There's no one single thing that brought me to the conclusion that I wouldn't seek re-election at the next election," Andrews says.
"There's probably a range of factors that contribute to that. I'm very comfortable with the decision that I made.
"I am standing back from the frontbench very comfortably. I'm very happy to do that. I think this was the right time for this to happen."
Karen Andrews is now speaking.
"A couple of weeks ago when I had made the decision that I was not going to contest the next federal election," he says.
"I spoke to Peter Dutton and I gave him my view that I would not be standing and seeking re-election at the next federal election. I offered to step down from the ministry at that point and he declined that offer.
"But when a reshuffle was happening today, the decision was made that I would step back to the backbench and continue my work from the backbench."
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"We have been able to secure now our 7th shadow cabinet position. This now takes our female representation, as well in our shadow ministry, to 50% and in shadow cabinet to just under 60%. That's the diversity that we bring in the — from the National Party," Nationals leader David Littleproud says.
Off the back of that comment, one reporter asks what does it say about the Coalition that the Nationals representation is larger than ever?
"It shows a level of maturity," Littleproud replies.
"This should be about the diversity and experience that we bring to this place and who's best to bring that diversity and experience to change the lives of Australians for the better? That's a good thing for our democracy."
And that's it for David Littleproud's update.
Nationals leader David Littleproud says the cabinet reshuffle is a "very big step for the Coalition".
He says it's "a proud day for Jacinta Price and her family, a proud day for the Nationals, but a proud day for the Coalition in a positive step forward in making sure that our conversation about bringing those disadvantaged Indigenous Australian voices even louder to this place."
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