Minister for Skills Brendan O’Connor, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney at a press conference in Sydney, Thursday, July 25, 2024. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney have resigned from the ministry and will not contest the next election, kickstarting a reshuffle of the Labor government’s cabinet.
Addressing reporters in Canberra alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, O’Connor and Burney said their decisions to retire from politics were fuelled by a desire to spend more time with family.
The decision to step down was appropriate, O’Connor said, given the way the government has handled the skills and training sector.
“I am very pleased that I am leaving a portfolio in pretty good nick for the successor,” he said.
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