Anthony Albanese has switched Tanya Plibersek from education to environment and promoted Clare O'Neil into the plum home affairs ministry in a 23-member cabinet that contains a record 10 women.
Anthony Albanese is bringing in an outsider, former University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis to head his Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The Quad summit in Tokyo has praised Australia raising its ambition on climate change, after Anthony Albanese told fellow leaders his government would do more to assist Pacific countries address it, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Labor will have a bigger frontbench reshuffle than earlier anticipated, with Kristina Keneally failing to win her Sydney seat and Terri Butler defeated in her Brisbane seat, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Morrison government has been resoundingly defeated, with Labor headed for office, although whether in a minority or majority was unclear late Saturday night, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"There are some policies on view but what has been missing are big ideas for the nation’s future. There’s little to grab the attention of the disengaged or, indeed, even of the engaged," writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.