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There’s still an elephant in the room, Prime Minister

18 January 2017

11:27 AM

18 January 2017

11:27 AM

Parliament Resumes Following Tony Smith's Election To Speaker Of The HouseSo we have a new ministry. Or an amended ministry, anyway.

But there’s still an elephant in the room. Or rather, an ex-prime minister. An ex-prime minister who isn’t in the Cabinet Room.

Victorian MP Michael Sukkar has been promoted to the position of Assistant Minister to the Treasurer.

That’s a leg-up for a member of the conservative wing of the party; a leg-up Malcolm Turnbull will be hoping will lessen some of the pressure on his right flank.

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