Minister for small business Craig Laundy, in 2016. Source: AAP/Paul Miller
A cabinet reshuffle has resulted in a new national small business minister, with former Assistant Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science, Craig Laundy, taking over the position from Nationals MP Michael McCormack.
In a ministry update this afternoon, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull highlighted the importance of a team that would bring “new skills and energy to the front bench” in a quest for job creation.
Laundy will become Minister for Small and Family Business, Workplaces and Deregulation, as well as taking on industrial relations responsibilities previously held in the workplace portfolio.
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— Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) December 19, 2017
Meanwhile, a new portfolio focused on “Jobs and Innovation” will be handed to former Employment Minister Michaelia Cash.
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