Albanese announces new ministry and Littleproud remains Nationals leader — as it happened

ABC’s nationwide affairs correspondent Jane Norman says this was “probably a bigger than expected reshuffle from the prime minister”.

She broke down the PM’s ministry announcement earlier on Information Channel.

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Liberal candidate for Kooyong Amelia Hamer has confirmed she has conceded to Monique Ryan.

In a put up on Instagram, Hamer wrote: “This afternoon, I phoned Dr Monique Ryan to congratulate her on her reelection as the Member for Kooyong.”

Earlier at the moment, ABC’s chief elections analyst Antony Inexperienced mentioned with at most 4,300 votes to be counted, Hamer won’t be able to catch her, and projected the seat to Dr Ryan.

Liberal senator Dave Sharma has stored his playing cards near his chest on who might lead the occasion.

Chatting with Afternoon Briefing, Sharma mentioned: “It is a decision for the party room and I won’t indicate my preference one way or the other on this show, I’m afraid.”

He was requested concerning the contenders for management, and particularly how Tim Wilson and Jacinta Nampijinpa Worth have not been within the occasion room for lengthy.

“I think it suggests we run an open and competitive process,” he mentioned.

“If you are a member of the Liberal party room, you are entitled to put your hand forward for leadership positions.

“The occasion room will make an evaluation concerning the deserves of respective candidates and make a selection and I count on we are going to respect that selection and transfer on from there.”

Speaking on Afternoon Briefing, Nationals MP Darren Chester said he is “pleased” with the number of David Littleproud as occasion chief.

“It was a vote for certainty and continuity and a recognition that the Nationals on this final marketing campaign, though we have been a part of a disappointing outcome for the Coalition, however the Nationals carried out fairly nicely,” he mentioned.

“We have been spoiled for selection,” he says in response to the problem of Matt Canavan.

“On the premise that there was no case for change, given the election outcome and given David’s efficiency up to now three years, I’m pleased for David to proceed in his position and I’m pleased to see that Matt will play an necessary position in our occasion.”

After winning a private vote in the National party room, David Littleproud addressed the media.

He said he was proud of the result and will now work towards  upholding the fundamentals of the party.

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David Littleproud is asked on how he felt and dealt with Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s deflection to the Liberals.

He said she “has higher ambitions than what the Nationwide occasion room can provide”.

He added that “we’re disillusioned” but said he and the party will be focusing on getting on with the job at hand.

That being said, he said the Nationals were “very supportive of her when no-one else would”.

“The Nationwide Celebration’s been nothing however supportive, so I want her nicely. Her ambition exceeds what the Nationwide Celebration can provide, and I want her nicely.”

A reporter asks David Littleproud to provide a clear line on the Nationals view on net zero.

He does not.

“We will have these conversations inside our occasion room. I will respect the occasion room,” he says.

“I am not going to have public conversations when it is a dialogue, together with many different insurance policies that our occasion room can have.”

Matt Canavan challenged David Littleproud for the Nationals leadership.

Littleproud is requested if he has realized any classes from the problem throughout the occasion.

“I feel it is an ideal factor that management positions are challenged in our nice occasion,” he says.

“That’s wholesome for our democracy.

“I don’t take anything for granted at any day or any week. I’m not going to play in Canberra bubbles about what it might look like in the future.

“What I need to go away is a legacy, a legacy for the individuals I characterize.”

He is requested will Canavan have a job to play within the occasion going ahead.

“Each one in all us have a job to play,” he mentioned.

Littleproud is requested if the Liberals dump nuclear energy, how would he and the Nationals reply.

“We’ll work via the entire course of, however the fundamentals have not modified,” he mentioned.

“You can’t run an economic system of the commercial scale, the dimensions of Australia on a renewables strategy.

“The reality is, even Anthony Albanese is saying your energy bill is going to go up, not down.

“What we’ll do is calmly and methodically work via our coverage settings and what meaning to guarantee that now we have a place that addresses the price of dwelling disaster, as a result of power is the economic system.”

Bridget McKenzie has promised that the Nationals will stick with the Liberal Party and the Coalition despite the big loss at the election.

“The coalition was handed a major defeat, and we have to take heed to the Australian individuals with humility,” she mentioned.

“We have to have a deep, trustworthy take a look at what went incorrect.

“But, the Nationals party provides stability and strength to the Coalition over a long period of time and when the Liberal party has had difficult periods in the past it has been the Nationals and the Country Party before it that’s been able to provide it with the ballast that our side of politics needs.

“We’ll once more be wanting ahead to offering that.”

Deputy chief of the Nationals Kevin Hogan mentioned he was humbled to be given the position.

“We’re a vital political physique, and we’ll proceed to be so,” he mentioned.

“We now have to do much more work too as Nats, however now we have not misplaced a federal parliamentary seat since 2007.

‘We’re not lazy, we’re not complacent. We’ll proceed to at all times put regional Australians earlier than everybody else.”

Littleproud says the Nationals will continue on the same way they have done the past three years.

“I am proud to have each Kevin and Bridget once more with me to guarantee that we lead a workforce to the following election that may be received,” he says.

“Make no mistake, the basics have not modified.

“The cost of living is going nowhere, and an all-renewables won’t work.

“Your power payments are going to go up.

“Someone’s going to have the courage to face up to it at some point, and it’ll be the Nationals that will continue to be there.”

Talking in Canberra after holding onto management of the Nationals, David Littleproud mentioned he’s “proud”.

“It’s a great honour to lead our great party,” he mentioned.

“I’m proud of our achievements over the last three years, the last three years where I think we set the policy agenda.

“I am proud to say that our occasion room now will think about additional coverage strikes as we go to the following part.”

David Littleproud has been elected as leader of the Nationals after a private vote in Canberra.

Kevin Hogan has been elected as deputy leader and Bridget McKenzie has been elected as leader of the Nationals in the Senate.

A party spokesperson made the announcement outside the meeting room in Canberra. They said Littleproud would speak to the press shortly.

Anthony Albanese’s leadership team will include former communications minister Michelle Rowland as attorney-general, after Mark Dreyfus was dumped from the frontbench last week.

That is just one of the many changes in the new cabinet.

ABC political reporter Maani Truu has explored all the changes, and all the continuances within the ministry following the announcement.

You can read more here:

The Nationals party room of 20 is currently gathered behind closed doors to elect their new leader.

Process dictates after every election, the leadership positions are spilled.

David Littleproud, who has been leader since 2022, will face a challenge from Queensland senator Matt Canavan.

We count on an announcement confirming the chief shortly after the assembly concludes.

In case you missed it earlier, this is the PM saying his new ministry.

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The PM said while he is in Rome and The Vatican, there will be an opportunity to explore a free trade agreement with the EU once again.

“There may be discussions about commerce and tariff points with Europe,” Albanese mentioned.

“We tried to have a free commerce settlement with Europe and it is going to be good to have a dialogue additional about whether or not that may be superior.”

Initially Australia chose not to pursue it further, but Albanese said in an uncertain world with “tariffs and commerce points”, an agreement with the EU could now be a good opportunity.