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View Article  More cabinet intrigue: The Committees

The headline news today, of course, is the cabinet shuffle. But among the new jobs for seven ministers and the elevation of five MPs, the Prime Minister has re-tooled cabinet committee structure. Committees of cabinet are important institutions. It is at committee, for example, that legislation or new initatiatives is ...   more »

View Article  And now from the proverbial Horse's Mouth: The Cabinet Shuffle

The following is the press release from the Prime Minster’s Office, issued this morning:

PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE ...   more »

View Article  Here comes the shuffle

OK — so I was blind as a bat. The cabinet shuffle is on — for Thursday around mid-day. We’re certain of that and one other thing: Rona Ambrose will no longer be Minister of Environment.

Now for the relatively informed speculation — things we  (and when I say ...   more »

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