Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose for photographs with newly sworn in members of the Federal ministry during a swearing in ceremony at Government House in Canberra, Tuesday, July 29, 2024. The reshuffle comes as senior ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor prepare to retire at the next federal election. Source: AAP Image/Lukas Coch
A federal cabinet reshuffle will see new faces in the employment, workplace relations, and skills and training portfolios, with Minister Tony Burke set to inherit home affairs, immigration, and cyber security responsibilities.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the Labor government’s new-look cabinet on Sunday, after the resignation of former Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor, and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney.
Although the impending retirement of Ministers O’Connor and Burney necessitated the shake-up, it also provided an opportunity to reassign former Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil, and former Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Andrew Giles.
Ministers O’Neil and Giles have both faced significant scrutiny after a High Court ruling led to the release of nearly 150 former immigration detainees late last year.
Fronting reporters on Sunday, Prime Minister Albanese defended the performance of both O’Neil and Giles, saying they had inherited a legal “mess” from the former Coalition government.
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