LNP leader’s cabinet includes several changes, including former leader Tim Nicholls as health minister and Fiona Simpson in women’s portfolioFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s new premier, David Crisafulli, has unveiled his new cabinet, breaking a pre-election promise to automatically elevate his existing shadow team to the government frontbench.The LNP leader repeatedly promised the shadow cabinet he took to last week’s election would be the cabinet after it.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailDavid Crisafulli: premier and minister for veteransJarrod Bleijie: deputy premier, minister for state development, infrastructure and planning, and minister for industrial relationsDavid Janetzki: treasurer, minister for energy and minister for home ownershipRos Bates: minister for finance, trade, employment and trainingDale Last: minister for natural resources and mines, minister for manufacturing and minister for regional and rural developmentTim Nicholls: minister for health and ambulance servicesDeb Frecklington: attorney general and minister for justice and minister for integrityJohn-Paul Langbroek: minister for education and the artsDan Purdie: minister for police and emergency servicesLaura Gerber: minister for youth justice and victim support and minister for corrective servicesBrent Mickelberg: minister for transport and main roadsAnn Leahy: minister for local government and water and minister for fire, disaster recovery and volunteersSam O’Connor: minister for housing and public works and minister for youthTony Perrett: minister for primary industriesFiona Simpson: minister for women and women’s economic security, minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and minister for multiculturalismAndrew Powell: minister for the environment and tourism and minister for science and innovationAmanda Camm: minister for families, seniors and disability services and minister for child safety and the prevention of domestic and family violenceTim Mander: minister for sport and racing and minister for the Olympic and Paralympic GamesSteve Minnikin: minister for customer services and open data and minister for small and family business Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-11-01 04:39:56
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David Crisafulli breaks election promise to elevate shadow team to Queensland government frontbench
