Small and Family Business Minister Michaelia Cash. Source: AAP/Mick Tsikas.
Michaelia Cash will be Australia’s new innovation minster thanks to a cabinet reshuffle yesterday, replacing Arthur Sinodinos who is leaving the portfolio due to health reasons.
Cash, who has previously held the employment portfolio, will take on a new “Jobs and Innovation” portfolio, with Zed Seselja appointed as the new Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation.
Also covering aspects of the previous employment portfolio will be new Small Business Minister Craig Laundy who has held the assistant innovation minister position since July last year.
In a statement, Cash said she was “honoured” to be appointed the new minister for innovation, saying the government’s policies have been underpinned by a commitment to “strengthen economic growth”.
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