Prime Minister Scott Morrison is promising to keep seven women in his Cabinet, if he wins the next federal election.
The pledge comes after the promotion of West Australian Senator Linda Reynolds to Cabinet following the resignations of Christopher Pyne and Steve Ciobo. The Senator's elevation makes her the seventh woman in Mr Morrison's cabinet, overtaking the record of six women under the Rudd and Turnbull governments. Image: News Corp Australia
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PM prepares for cabinet reshuffle ahead of double-resignation | Sky News AustraliaEXCLUSIVE: Sky News can confirm Linda Reynolds will be the new Defence Industry Minister as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares for a cabinet reshuffle ahead of further Coalition resignations.\n\nThe Prime Minister is set to announce the changes on Saturday, prompted by the departure of both Defence Minister Christopher Pyne and Defence Industry Minister Steve Ciobo.\n\nIn an exclusive interview with Sky News host Laura Jayes, Mr Ciobo said he would like to see a woman replace him in his Gold Coast seat of Moncrieff, and warned politics is a ‘tough business’ that is ‘anti-family'.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n LiberalAus cpyne No doubt subsidies by the next Liberal govt & being the defence minister it's probably going to be called 'helloooo sailor!' LiberalAus cpyne And Australian's have to pay the misleading bastard cpyne, a defined benefit pension. And all that can be done is to remind Pyne each time he's seen in public of the occasion he wilfully tried to mislead TonyW. auspol LiberalAus cpyne It might be a bit of an eye opener for him when he realises he will actually have to work for his money! Oh wait, he'll get a fat pension for life. So we'll be supporting his 'business'. 😠😠
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Senior cabinet ministers break rank to call on Brexit delay | Sky News AustraliaBritish Prime Minister Theresa May says she wants to get on with Brexit after three of her cabinet ministers publicly promised to defy her and vote to extend Article 50 if she can't get her deal through parliament. \n\nAmber Rudd, David Gauke and Greg Clark say it would be better to postpone leaving than to crash out of Europe without a deal.\n\nArticle 50 is the clause which triggered the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, giving the country two years to negotiate an exit deal. \n\nThe UK is due to leave on 29 March, and Ms May has insisted this will go ahead as planned.\n\n Thre are wrds tht are comdemned to be implmnted by the state whre the state is so tht the bottom of the lower self is also messy above loking for the pleasure tht is below waiting for the deaf just this happens wht does not mean the bottom gets duped If Brexit is delayed or a second referendum decided on it will effectively spell the end of democracy in Britain.
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Former NSW Nationals cabinet minister to run for Gilmore | Sky News AustraliaThe Nationals have announced former NSW minister Katrina Hodgkinson as their candidate for the federal seat of Gilmore.\n\nKatrina Hodgkinson will go up against Liberal star candidate Warren Mundine in the knife-edge seat, as well as Labor's Fiona Phillips and Liberal-turned-independent Grant Schultz.\n\nThe former NSW minister for primary industries and small business will campaign on mental health, aged care, veterans' affairs, disability and decreasing ice abuse.\n\n\n\n\n Good move!
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Morrison govt has ‘promised away’ $2 billion ‘on nothing’ | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Andrew Bolt says politicians ‘pretend’ global warming is a ‘climate catastrophe’ but won’t answer questions regarding what effect climate action will have on the world’s temperature.\n\nAccording to Mr Bolt, the Morrison government has ‘promised away’ $2 billion ‘on nothing’ in trying to prove voters could trust them on global warming. \n\nOn Monday Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Climate Solutions Fund, a 10-year boost aimed at ensuring Australia sticks to its Paris commitment to reduce emission by 26 to 28 per cent by 2030. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n ScottMorrisonMP giving billions to the polluters to reward them for polluting ScottMorrisonMP Errr, no he didn't - he rehashed Abbott's failed policy. Seriously, after the last 2 weeks, and the resultant Newspoll yesterday, i'd have thought you'd have given up trying to sugarcoat turds. ScottMorrisonMP It;s to try to desperately win some votes. The return of the boats scare campaign didn't work, so they have dumped you guys . Better wait for new instructions from the dark lord, Rupert . You people must be shitting bricks.
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Labor promises more lawyers to battle banks | Sky News AustraliaLabor has committed to a new levy on big banks in a bid to give victims of banking misconduct easier access to legal advice if they win the upcoming federal election.\n\nThe plan will introduce an additional 200 financial rights lawyers to boost support services for victims and is expected to cost about $160 million annually.\n\nThe federal government has dismissed the plan, claiming it hits business with further taxes that would only hurt the economy.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n That's what we need, more lawyers. Already spending up big. So that’s about $2bn more debt promised by Bill already, and he’s not even in office yet. Imagine how much will accrue when he actually has his hands on the nation’s purse!
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PM to announce $2 billon ‘climate solutions’ fund | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison will today announce a $2 billion ‘Climate Solutions’ fund to target carbon emissions. \n\nThe election pledge commits the Coalition to a decade long deal with farmers, local governments and businesses. \n\nThe scheme aims to revamp the Abbott government’s 2014 ‘direct action emissions reduction fund’. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ScottMorrisonMP What a load of crap. ScottMorrisonMP Yeah right... ScottMorrisonMP 1. Another $2bn to funnel to mates? 2. This will go down like a lead balloon with those who cheered when you waved a lump of coal about in parliament 3. Call the election!
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PM reverses decision to axe ANZAC Day Dawn Service | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has reversed the decision to axe the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Villers-Bretonneux in France, after heavy criticism from ex-service organisations.\n\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs had announced the service would be moved from dawn to 10am, despite the current ceremony being one of the most popular services outside of Australia.\n\nThe move was widely criticised, including by Labor and former Prime Minister, prompting a reversal of the decision.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n captainbrown Gee whiz James you have dancing to your political tune now. Won’t take much for people to research that captainbrown has been pushing this for a while now. This was a sham interview ! RSLNSW RSLTasmania RSLWA DVAAus LizCosson RSL_National RSLQueensland
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PM overturns own government’s decision to scrap Anzac dawn service in France | Sky News AustraliaScott Morrison has overturned his own government’ s decision to scrap the Anzac Day dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux in France.\n\nThe Prime Minister says he wasn’t aware of the plan until diggers’ descendants and veterans’ groups expressed outrage at not being consulted. \n\nFrench authorities pushed to move the service to 10am, but Australians weren’t consulted. \n\n\n\n\n\n ScottMorrisonMP Good, it's every bit as important as ANZAC cove. ScottMorrisonMP Well done ScottMorrisonMP ScottMorrisonMP Why’d he scrap it in the first place? He’s a flip flop this Morrison character.
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PM demands ANZAC Day dawn service be continued | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has quickly reversed a decision to scrap an ANZAC Day dawn service near Villers-Bretonneux in France. \n\nThe Department of Veterans' Affairs announced on Monday the ANZAC Day service would be moved to the more convenient time of 10am. \n\nThe decision drew criticism from ex-service organisations and the general public in Australia, prompting Mr Morrison to demand the dawn service be continued. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Excellent, well done Mr Morrison.
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PM demands ANZAC Day dawn service be continued | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has quickly reversed a decision to scrap an ANZAC Day dawn service near Villers-Bretonneux in France. \n\nThe Department of Veterans' Affairs announced on Monday the ANZAC Day service would be moved to the more convenient time of 10am. \n\nThe decision drew criticism from ex-service organisations and the general public in Australia, prompting Mr Morrison to demand the dawn service be continued. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Guess who is Veterans Affairs minister? Darren Chester. The Turnbull supporting, gay marriage advocate for the Nationals. Thats not a brownie point because it doesn't involve new policy. Still looking
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