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| Tony Abbott's new ministry: who's in and who's out | Tony Abbott's new ministry: who's in and who's out |
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| Ian Macdonald | Ian Macdonald |
| Macdonald has been moved from his shadow parliamentary secretary portfolio to the backbench. After spending 11 years as a councillor in north Queensland, Macdonald was elected to the Senate in 1990. He served as a minister in several portfolios on John Howard's frontbench including forestry, conservation and local government. Macdonald has had stints on the backbench during the last year of the Howard government, and in opposition. | Macdonald has been moved from his shadow parliamentary secretary portfolio to the backbench. After spending 11 years as a councillor in north Queensland, Macdonald was elected to the Senate in 1990. He served as a minister in several portfolios on John Howard's frontbench including forestry, conservation and local government. Macdonald has had stints on the backbench during the last year of the Howard government, and in opposition. |
| He served as the shadow parliamentary secretary for northern and remote Australia, and as shadow parliamentary secretary for the defence force and defence support under Abbott but was told on Sunday night there was no room for him in the ministry. He responded with a Facebook post calling it the "one of the worst" days of his life but said he would continue to support Abbott. | He served as the shadow parliamentary secretary for northern and remote Australia, and as shadow parliamentary secretary for the defence force and defence support under Abbott but was told on Sunday night there was no room for him in the ministry. He responded with a Facebook post calling it the "one of the worst" days of his life but said he would continue to support Abbott. |
| Teresa Gambaro | Teresa Gambaro |
| Gambaro held the portfolios of shadow parliamentary secretary for international development assistance and shadow parliamentary secretary for citizenship and settlement since 2010 but will take a seat on the backbench in the new government. | Gambaro held the portfolios of shadow parliamentary secretary for international development assistance and shadow parliamentary secretary for citizenship and settlement since 2010 but will take a seat on the backbench in the new government. |
| Gambaro took the seat of Brisbane from Labor in 2010 after they had held it for 30 consecutive years. While the seat takes in some left-leaning inner-city parts of Brisbane, she is generally seen as quite a strong local MP, although her margin before the 7 September election was 1.1%. | Gambaro took the seat of Brisbane from Labor in 2010 after they had held it for 30 consecutive years. While the seat takes in some left-leaning inner-city parts of Brisbane, she is generally seen as quite a strong local MP, although her margin before the 7 September election was 1.1%. |
| Gambaro came out in favour of same-sex marriage during the election campaign after being pressured on the issue for months and held the seat with a 3.5% swing to the Liberal National party. Gambaro had previously held the seat of Petrie in the Howard government years but lost it in 2007. | Gambaro came out in favour of same-sex marriage during the election campaign after being pressured on the issue for months and held the seat with a 3.5% swing to the Liberal National party. Gambaro had previously held the seat of Petrie in the Howard government years but lost it in 2007. |
| Arthur Sinodinos | Arthur Sinodinos |
| John Howard's chief of staff from 1996 to 2007 (and before that in the 1980s, when he was opposition leader) Sinodinos was appointed to the Senate in 2011 but was widely tipped to take the finance portfolio. | John Howard's chief of staff from 1996 to 2007 (and before that in the 1980s, when he was opposition leader) Sinodinos was appointed to the Senate in 2011 but was widely tipped to take the finance portfolio. |
| He may have to give evidence at an inquiry into Australian Water Holdings, of which he is a former director and shareholder. The company has links to corrupt former NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid and is the subject of a planned inquiry. The Australian Financial Review reported that this may have hurt his chances in the finance portfolio but he was still given the respectable position of assistant treasurer. | He may have to give evidence at an inquiry into Australian Water Holdings, of which he is a former director and shareholder. The company has links to corrupt former NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid and is the subject of a planned inquiry. The Australian Financial Review reported that this may have hurt his chances in the finance portfolio but he was still given the respectable position of assistant treasurer. |
| Sinodinos left Howard's office to take a directorship with investment bank Goldman Sachs and later had a senior executive position at the National Australia Bank before assuming a seat in the Senate. | Sinodinos left Howard's office to take a directorship with investment bank Goldman Sachs and later had a senior executive position at the National Australia Bank before assuming a seat in the Senate. |
| Mathias Cormann | Mathias Cormann |
| Cormann has been promoted to the position of minister for finance. Born in Belgium, Cormann immigrated to Australia in 1996 and quickly rose through the ranks in the Liberal party in Western Australia, serving as an adviser to former premier Richard Court and as state vice-president of the party. Cormann was appointed to the Senate in 2007 to fill a vacancy and in opposition served as shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services and superannuation. | Cormann has been promoted to the position of minister for finance. Born in Belgium, Cormann immigrated to Australia in 1996 and quickly rose through the ranks in the Liberal party in Western Australia, serving as an adviser to former premier Richard Court and as state vice-president of the party. Cormann was appointed to the Senate in 2007 to fill a vacancy and in opposition served as shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services and superannuation. |
| Michaelia Cash | Michaelia Cash |
| Senator Michaelia Cash will be assistant minister for immigration and border protection and minister assisting the prime minister for women. Cash joined the Senate for Western Australia in 2008 and is known for her theatrics when taking the floor, in particular a speech she gave in the wake of former prime minister Julia Gillard losing the leadership of the Labor party. During it she attacked Penny Wong as part of a 'sisterhood drinking from a chalice of blood'. While in opposition she served as shadow parliamentary secretary for the status of women and the shadow parliamentary secretary for immigration. | Senator Michaelia Cash will be assistant minister for immigration and border protection and minister assisting the prime minister for women. Cash joined the Senate for Western Australia in 2008 and is known for her theatrics when taking the floor, in particular a speech she gave in the wake of former prime minister Julia Gillard losing the leadership of the Labor party. During it she attacked Penny Wong as part of a 'sisterhood drinking from a chalice of blood'. While in opposition she served as shadow parliamentary secretary for the status of women and the shadow parliamentary secretary for immigration. |
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