Amanda Rishworth becomes new NDIS Minister, Anika Wells enters cabinet in pre-election reshuffle
Amanda Rishworth will become the new NDIS minister, Katy Gallagher will pick up another portfolio and Anne Aly will assist the new NDIS minister in a cabinet reshuffle following Bill Shorten’s retirement.
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will leave parliament on Monday, just before the federal election, vacating the National Disability Insurance Scheme portfolio and providing an opportunity for the prime minister to refresh his cabinet before voters head to the polls.
Sport and Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has also been promoted to cabinet.
Finance Minister and Minister for the Public Service Katy Gallagher will now also be responsible for Mr Shorten’s Government Services portfolio, which oversees services like Centrelink.
Ms Rishworth and Ms Aly will continue in their respective roles of Social Services Minister and Early Childhood Minister, and the three will be sworn into their new portfolios on Monday.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to Mr Shorten’s work on the NDIS, and promised his government would continue to support it.
“When Labor established the NDIS, we made a promise to people with disability, to families and to carers not to leave you behind. We will keep that promise,” Mr Albanese said.
The ABC revealed yesterday a cabinet reshuffle was imminent, with Mr Shorten saying whoever took on his portfolio had a significant task.
“It requires passion, it requires caring about people, it requires the willingness to make the tough decisions,” he told the ABC.
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