Ministers Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic will lose their frontbench positions in Anthony Albanese’s new-look government, after a factional carve-up of the ministry. As Labor prepares to endorse its new frontbench tomorrow the leader of a second political party has fallen.
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00:00A gutted Greens leader loses his seat and concedes defeat.
00:07It's an Everest that we've climbed a few times now, but this time we fell just short.
00:12After an agonising wait, confirmation he's been defeated by Labor's Sarah Whitty,
00:18bringing to an end a 15-year political career.
00:21But Adam Bandt was throwing punches to the end.
00:25You should treat the climate crisis as if there is a war on.
00:30Having vanquished their opponents, Labor's expanded caucus convened in the capital.
00:36How are you feeling? Yeah, cold.
00:38On the highest of highs.
00:39I think tallest politician in Australian history is the new title. I'm pretty happy with it.
00:44To carve up the spoils of victory.
00:47We've got probably 50 or 60 people who've got a legitimate claim to be part of the 30 ministers.
00:54Jim Chalmers to remain treasurer and he's publicly pushing for another colleague to stay too.
01:00Tanya Plibersek is an outstanding senior minister.
01:03And I've got absolutely no doubt that she'll remain a senior minister.
01:06The environment minister is expected to maintain a ministerial spot,
01:10but questions persist over what job she'll have.
01:14I'm not going to talk about portfolios. There's a process for all of that.
01:17We're just going through that right now.
01:19As factional heavyweights divide up the positions,
01:22the Attorney General Mark Dreyfus is set to be forced off the front bench
01:26to make way for second term MP Sam Ray.
01:30Is there a fight on for front bench positions?
01:32Morning. I'll have more to say next week.
01:34Science and industry minister Ed Husic has also been pushed out of the ministry
01:39because of an over-representation from the New South Wales riot.
01:43The Prime Minister understood to be resisting calls to intervene.
01:46Government brings with it responsibility.
01:49And no individual is greater than the collective.
01:54Once the list has been finalised,
01:56the Prime Minister will pick his cabinet and allocate portfolios.
02:00We need to approach this term with humility,
02:04but also that we operate in a way which shows solidarity.
02:09Solidarity is being tested on the other side.
02:12Late today, National Senator Jacinta Nampajimpa-Price dropped a bombshell,
02:17revealing she'd defected to the Liberals
02:20and is seeking a robust role in the rebuild.
02:23The fight over the future of the Liberal Party is well and truly on.