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| Cabinet reshuffle: Mal Brough resigns from cabinet and Darren Chester set for big move | |
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| Nationals MP Darren Chester appears set to be handed the infrastructure and transport portfolio in Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffle, expected on Saturday afternoon. | Nationals MP Darren Chester appears set to be handed the infrastructure and transport portfolio in Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffle, expected on Saturday afternoon. |
| Related: Cabinet reshuffle: Malcolm Turnbull tipped to offer Steve Ciobo trade in new line-up | Related: Cabinet reshuffle: Malcolm Turnbull tipped to offer Steve Ciobo trade in new line-up |
| There had been an expectation in government ranks that Chester, who missed out on a leadership position on Thursday, and the Victorian Liberal MP Dan Tehan, would enter the outer ministry in the revamp. | There had been an expectation in government ranks that Chester, who missed out on a leadership position on Thursday, and the Victorian Liberal MP Dan Tehan, would enter the outer ministry in the revamp. |
| Meanwhile, Mal Brough formally resigned from the frontbench, after standing aside as the special minister of state just after Christmas pending a federal police investigation into the copying of Peter Slipper’s official diaries when he was Speaker. Brough will also be replaced as defence materiel and science minister. | Meanwhile, Mal Brough formally resigned from the frontbench, after standing aside as the special minister of state just after Christmas pending a federal police investigation into the copying of Peter Slipper’s official diaries when he was Speaker. Brough will also be replaced as defence materiel and science minister. |
| Nash is expected to be take on the regional development portfolio. | Nash is expected to be take on the regional development portfolio. |
| Elsewhere, the Queensland Liberal Steve Ciobo is widely tipped to take the trade portfolio after the decision this week by the trade minister, Andrew Robb, to retire at the forthcoming election and step back into an “envoy” role for the remainder of his time as a parliamentarian. | Elsewhere, the Queensland Liberal Steve Ciobo is widely tipped to take the trade portfolio after the decision this week by the trade minister, Andrew Robb, to retire at the forthcoming election and step back into an “envoy” role for the remainder of his time as a parliamentarian. |
| There was also some internal speculation on Friday that Turnbull could elevate the NSW Liberal MP Angus Taylor, who faces pre-selection headaches in his seat of Hume. | There was also some internal speculation on Friday that Turnbull could elevate the NSW Liberal MP Angus Taylor, who faces pre-selection headaches in his seat of Hume. |
| The Nationals will be given another position in cabinet. Nash said on Friday night she would discuss her specific portfolio options with Joyce once his deliberations with the prime minister had concluded. Joyce is said to favour remaining in his agriculture ministry. | The Nationals will be given another position in cabinet. Nash said on Friday night she would discuss her specific portfolio options with Joyce once his deliberations with the prime minister had concluded. Joyce is said to favour remaining in his agriculture ministry. |
| This story will be updated. Please check back soon. | This story will be updated. Please check back soon. |