Rocky Road Ahead for New Cabinet Ministers: Expert

The immigration and workplace portfolios could be difficult to handle in the coming months, says Graham Young from the AIP.

Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose for photographs with newly sworn in members of the federal cabinet ministry during a swearing in ceremony at Government House in Canberra, Australia on July 29, 2024. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

It’s likely to be business as usual for some members of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new cabinet. Still, according to one expert, some MPs may be in for a rockier road ahead.

Precipitated by last week’s retirements of Indigenous Minister Linda Burney and the Skills and Training Minister Brendan O'Connor, the cabinet reshuffle is the first since Mr. Albanese formed government in 2022.