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| Tony Abbott will nominate New South Wales Liberal party veteran Bronwyn Bishop to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, effectively ending her ambition to serve the new Coalition government in a cabinet post. | Tony Abbott will nominate New South Wales Liberal party veteran Bronwyn Bishop to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, effectively ending her ambition to serve the new Coalition government in a cabinet post. |
| The prime minister elect will confirm on Monday his intention to nominate Bishop for House Speaker – but the Liberal party room gets the final vote on the plum post. | The prime minister elect will confirm on Monday his intention to nominate Bishop for House Speaker – but the Liberal party room gets the final vote on the plum post. |
| Abbott will also unveil his post-election ministry on Monday ahead of the official swearing-in of his government by the governor general later this week. | Abbott will also unveil his post-election ministry on Monday ahead of the official swearing-in of his government by the governor general later this week. |
| Ahead of Monday’s announcement, Abbott said Bishop was his nomination for the Speaker’s job because he wanted to “bring some dignity back to parliament”, and he argued the member for Mackellar would be independently minded in the role. | Ahead of Monday’s announcement, Abbott said Bishop was his nomination for the Speaker’s job because he wanted to “bring some dignity back to parliament”, and he argued the member for Mackellar would be independently minded in the role. |
| “Bronwyn is a very senior member of the Coalition team. She's a very experienced parliamentarian. She is a person of high public standing and I want the parliament to be in better standing with the public this time, than last time,” Abbott said. | “Bronwyn is a very senior member of the Coalition team. She's a very experienced parliamentarian. She is a person of high public standing and I want the parliament to be in better standing with the public this time, than last time,” Abbott said. |
| “I want to bring some dignity back to the parliament and that means a Speaker who can control the parliament and who can act without fear nor favour. And I want someone who is as tough on the government as on the opposition because I think the people expect a parliament which is a genuine debating chamber and not just a chamber where the government bludgeons the opposition.” | “I want to bring some dignity back to the parliament and that means a Speaker who can control the parliament and who can act without fear nor favour. And I want someone who is as tough on the government as on the opposition because I think the people expect a parliament which is a genuine debating chamber and not just a chamber where the government bludgeons the opposition.” |
| Bishop was a junior minister in opposition, and had ambitions to serve in the first Abbott cabinet. But she said in a statement she was delighted to be the prime minister elect’s nominee for speaker. | Bishop was a junior minister in opposition, and had ambitions to serve in the first Abbott cabinet. But she said in a statement she was delighted to be the prime minister elect’s nominee for speaker. |
| “I am delighted to put myself forward as a nominee for the speaker of the House of Representatives,” Bishop said. | “I am delighted to put myself forward as a nominee for the speaker of the House of Representatives,” Bishop said. |
| “I certainly feel that the parliament itself is entitled to have dignity returned to it. That doesn't mean it won't be a robust place but it does mean that it will have a dignity that has been lacking in the last little while. Just as I feel it will have a strong and dignified government, I think the parliament needs to be that way as well.” | “I certainly feel that the parliament itself is entitled to have dignity returned to it. That doesn't mean it won't be a robust place but it does mean that it will have a dignity that has been lacking in the last little while. Just as I feel it will have a strong and dignified government, I think the parliament needs to be that way as well.” |
| Bishop, who prides herself on her intricate knowledge of the standing orders, aspired to be House speaker in 2004 – during the final term of the Howard government. But she was defeated in her bid for the job by Victorian MP David Hawker, who had the support of the then treasurer, Peter Costello, and the majority of colleagues in the Liberal party room. | Bishop, who prides herself on her intricate knowledge of the standing orders, aspired to be House speaker in 2004 – during the final term of the Howard government. But she was defeated in her bid for the job by Victorian MP David Hawker, who had the support of the then treasurer, Peter Costello, and the majority of colleagues in the Liberal party room. |
| Abbott has been telegraphing for some time that key members of his opposition team will stay in their portfolios for the transition to government – including his deputy, Julie Bishop, in foreign affairs, and Joe Hockey in the Treasury role. NSW Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos is tipped to go into cabinet in the finance role, with Andrew Robb moving sideways to another economic post. | Abbott has been telegraphing for some time that key members of his opposition team will stay in their portfolios for the transition to government – including his deputy, Julie Bishop, in foreign affairs, and Joe Hockey in the Treasury role. NSW Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos is tipped to go into cabinet in the finance role, with Andrew Robb moving sideways to another economic post. |
| Abbott is tipped to make his biggest changes to the outer ministry rather than the cabinet. Queenslander Ian Macdonald, who was shadow parliamentary secretary for northern and remote Australia in opposition, confirmed on Sunday night that he had been dumped, and would serve on the backbench. | Abbott is tipped to make his biggest changes to the outer ministry rather than the cabinet. Queenslander Ian Macdonald, who was shadow parliamentary secretary for northern and remote Australia in opposition, confirmed on Sunday night that he had been dumped, and would serve on the backbench. |
| “So many people have placed so much faith in me over the last three years, from the LNP members preselecting me overwhelmingly, to the people of Queensland who have just elected me for another six years, to the people I have campaigned with and for, to all of those to whom I have made commitments on northern Australia, to my wife and my staff – I feel I have let you all down,” Macdonald said in a statement. “There is nothing else I think I could have done to make sure Tony Abbott was elected prime minister of Australia and I am proud of that.” | “So many people have placed so much faith in me over the last three years, from the LNP members preselecting me overwhelmingly, to the people of Queensland who have just elected me for another six years, to the people I have campaigned with and for, to all of those to whom I have made commitments on northern Australia, to my wife and my staff – I feel I have let you all down,” Macdonald said in a statement. “There is nothing else I think I could have done to make sure Tony Abbott was elected prime minister of Australia and I am proud of that.” |
| The Labor party has meanwhile begun a month long process for electing a new leader after the election defeat on 7 September. | The Labor party has meanwhile begun a month long process for electing a new leader after the election defeat on 7 September. |
| NSW leftwinger Anthony Albanese is contesting a leadership ballot with Victorian rightwinger Bill Shorten. The ballot will be split between caucus MPs and grassroots members for the first time in federal Labor history. | NSW leftwinger Anthony Albanese is contesting a leadership ballot with Victorian rightwinger Bill Shorten. The ballot will be split between caucus MPs and grassroots members for the first time in federal Labor history. |
| Labor’s national executive will meet on Monday to iron out key details about the conduct of the ballot. Both the candidates in separate television interviews on Sunday insisted the looming leadership contest will be healthy for the ALP in the wake of the election loss. | Labor’s national executive will meet on Monday to iron out key details about the conduct of the ballot. Both the candidates in separate television interviews on Sunday insisted the looming leadership contest will be healthy for the ALP in the wake of the election loss. |
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