Angus Taylor's shadow cabinet: The full list
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More news: Here is the full list of key figures in Angus Taylor's shadow cabinet.
- Angus Taylor: Leader of the Opposition
- Jane Hume: Deputy Liberal leader, Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation
- Tim Wilson: Shadow Treasurer
- David Littleproud: Leader of the Nationals, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
- Kevin Hogan: Deputy Nationals Leader, Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism
- James Paterson: Shadow Minister for Defence
- Ted O’Brien: Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Claire Chandler: Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for Government Services, Shadow Minister for Government Services, Shadow Minister for the Public Service
- Michaelia Cash: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Attorney-General
- Jonathon Duniam: Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price: Shadow Minister for Skills and Training, Shadow Minister for Small Business
- Melissa McIntosh: Shadow Minister for Women, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services, Shadow Minister for the NDIS
- Dan Tehan: Manager of Opposition Business, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction
- Andrew Hastie: Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability
- Julian Leeser: Shadow Minister for Education, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians
- Anne Ruston: Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care
- Andrew Bragg: Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Shadow Minister for the Environment
- Sarah Henderson: Shadow Minister for Communications and Digital Safety
- Ross Cadell: Shadow Minister for Water, Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Shadow Minister for Emergency Management
- James McGrath: Shadow Special Minister of State, Shadow Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities
- Susan McDonald: Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
- Darren Chester: Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs
- Phil Thompson: Shadow Minister for Defence Industry, Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel
- Bridget McKenzie: Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development.
Alex Hawke, Ley’s key factional ally, booted to the backbench
More news: Sussan Ley’s key factional backer, Alex Hawke, has been booted from the frontbench after Angus Taylor promoted key figures in his leadership challenge.
Former minister Sarah Henderson, who was ostracised by Ley, has returned to the frontbench as communications spokeswoman, replacing Melissa McIntosh.
McIntosh has become families and social services spokeswoman.
Moderate Andrew Bragg, who publicly urged against Ley’s knifing last week, has retained the housing portfolio and will also add the environment portfolio to his responsibilities.
James McGrath, a moderate who shifted allegiance to Taylor late last week, has become shadow special minister of state.
Former shadow attorney-general Andrew Wallace, another public ally of Ley, has been moved to the backbench.
A group of Taylor’s key conservative backers — Garth Hamilton, Henry Pike, Leah Blyth, Tony Pasin and Ben Small — have been elevated after their role in his ascension.
Rising stars Zoe McKenzie and Simon Kennedy have also received promotions.
Kennedy will become shadow assistant minister to both Taylor and Hume, while McKenzie will become shadow assistant employment and industrial relations minister.
The pair will chair the Coalition’s policy development taskforce.
Hawke’s demotion comes after he played a key role in propping up Ley’s leadership. His performance as manager of opposition business was widely criticised. He also developed internal enemies after his role in a NSW factional crisis under Scott Morrison, and spent Peter Dutton’s term on the backbench.
Tim Wilson appointed shadow treasurer in Taylor’s revamped frontbench
The news: New Liberal leader Angus Taylor has appointed moderate Tim Wilson as shadow treasurer, in a revamped frontbench.
The context: Announcing the Liberals’ new shadow ministry on Tuesday, four days after toppling Sussan Ley, Taylor declared the group was designed to “prosecute Labor's failures … and ensure the coalition is ready to govern and change Australia for the better”.
The Liberal leadership team also agreed to return Nationals MPs, who had been suspended after the Coalition break up, to the frontbench in what Taylor described as a “fresh beginning”.
As Taylor’s new deputy, Jane Hume was given her choice of portfolios and has opted to become shadow minister for industrial relations and employment. It caps a significant reversal in fortunes for Hume, who was consigned to the backbench under Ley.
Wilson, the only Liberal MP to reclaim a seat lost to a teal independent in May, will replace Ted O’Brien as the party’s treasury spokesman.
O’Brien, who lost the deputy leadership to Hume, had publicly stated his desire to retain the treasury portfolio but will now become foreign affairs spokesman.
Conservative powerbroker James Paterson, who was finance spokesman, will move to the defence portfolio — which Taylor held under Ley.
Fellow conservative powerbroker Jonathon Duniam will serve as shadow home affairs and immigration minister.
Two conservative MPs who left the frontbench during Ley’s brief tenure, Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, have also returned.
Hastie will serve as the Liberal’s industry and sovereign capability spokesman, and will be deputy leader in the House of Representatives. Price will become the party’s small business and skills and training spokeswoman.
Fellow conservative Claire Chandler had been in the outer shadow ministry, but has been elevated to become the Liberals’ finance, government services and public spokesman.
Michaelia Cash, who was foreign affairs spokeswoman, will return to the attorney-general portfolio.
Aaron Violi will enter the shadow ministry as the party’s digital economy, science, technology and innovation spokesman, as well as cyber security spokesman.
What they said: “[Wilson] is a proven fighter against Labor's higher taxes that are making Australians poorer,” Taylor told reporters in Sydney.
The source: Angus Taylor press conference
