Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane is in Melbourne for Crikey’s Christmas party and he joins editor Sophie Black in the office to discuss Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s interesting Cabinet reshuffle.
Cabinet reshuffle
podcast Canberra Calling: The All I Want For Xmas Is A New Cabinet podcast
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Brickbats for Gillard’s cabinet reshuffle
Not too many bouquets for the Prime Minister for the last big piece of political news of the year.
Cox: more women in cabinet, but social issues slip agenda
My feminist push at present is to put the goal of making society fairer and more civil, and to change the emphasis on economic growth as the only good.
Political snippets: A dangerous time for a reshuffle
Australia now has the largest sized Cabinet in history while Miss Gillard has a couple more colleagues she cannot count on if and when there is a leadership challenge.
Reshuffle promotes Gillard’s
‘warlords’
Crikey media wrap: A ministerial reshuffle yesterday resulted in promotions for the architects of Julia Gillard’s prime ministerial coup, a demotion for a Kevin Rudd supporter and a record number of female ministers in Australian politics.
Gillard knifes Carr in a risky reshuffle
Innovation minister and Labor Left stalwart Kim Carr is the key victim of a ministerial reshuffle that looks as much a purge to shore up Julia Gillard’s support as an effort to redistribute Labor’s talent, writes Bernard Keane.
Kohler: reform is the loser under Gillard ministry
There is no reason to think the ministry announced on Saturday will be a reforming one, says Alan Kohler. The election result clarified that the opponents of reform — that is, economic modernisation resulting in greater productivity — are ascendant.
Keane: the good and very bad of the Gillard line-up
There are some worthy promotees in the first proper Gillard Ministry, but the plotters have been rewarded.
Political snippets: A small cabinet reshuffle and a pending election
The absolute minimum of reshuffling was what was needed and what the new Prime Minister sensibly delivered. So is an election about to be called?
podcast Canberra Calling: Australian Parliamentary punch ups, reshuffles and bottles of saveloy sauce
Examining the rise and fall, in’s and out’s, pro’s and con’s of the Fitzgibbon scandal generated reshuffle.
Rudd reshuffle: a win for talent… and factional allegiances
You have to hand it to the Prime Minister — he sure likes making things complicated. Bernard Keane wraps the weekend reshuffle action after Joel Fistgibbon’s resignation.
Scrymgour resigns after NT ministry reshuffle
Late yesterday afternoon Marion Scrymgour tearfully announced her resignation as Deputy Chief Minister and from her various Ministries, writes Bob Gosford.
NSW Cabinet set for bloodbath
The NSW parliament is buzzing with reports that Premier Morris Iemma is planning a major reshuffle of his lacklustre Cabinet, writes Alex Mitchell.
