Young MPs, women, plotters big winner in Turnbull reshuffle
Mark Kenny, Chief Political Correspondent, and Lisa Cox 8:24 PM In sweeping changes that were more dramatic than foreshadowed, the new Prime Minister has named an expanded cabinet of 21 – up from 19.
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Hockey to quit politics after being dumped
David Wroe and Anne Davies 7:46 PM Outgoing Treasurer Joe Hockey will quit politics amid speculation he may be given a plum diplomatic post.
Turnbull rings the changes in cabinet of firsts
Mark Kenny, Chief Political Correspondent, and Lisa Cox 8:24 PM In sweeping changes that were more dramatic than foreshadowed, the new Prime Minister has named an expanded cabinet of 21 – up from 19.
Radical recast leaves an angry rump
Michael Gordon 11:03 PM The biggest punt in Malcolm Turnbull's sweeping transformation of the ministry concerns the elevation that everyone predicted, whether or not Tony Abbott stayed as prime minister: that of Scott Morrison to treasurer.
Cabinet reshuffle winners and losers
11:02 PM Malcolm Turnbull had promised that he would unite the party and not punish Abbott supporters, but just who in the Coalition has reaped the greatest reward from the new PM's 21st century cabinet?
Women elevated to senior ranks in ministry
Lisa Cox 6:45 PM Malcolm Turnbull has dramatically improved the influence of women in the federal government, elevating women as assistant ministers and more than doubling the number in cabinet to five, including Australia's first female defence minister.
New minister in charge of public service
Ross Peake 7:08 PM Union hopes Michaelia Cash's appointment will result in a re-think of government policy.
Turnbull puts cities front and centre
Daniel Flitton 7:15 PM While Canberra calls itself the "bush capital", in truth Australia has one of the most concentrated urban populations in the world.
Defence Minister's parting shot at Turnbull
David Wroe 4:13 PM Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has fired a parting shot at his new leader as he took the extraordinary step of announcing his own sacking, pre-empting by just minutes Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Cabinet reshuffle announcement.
Bernardi lashes Libs over 'treachery'
Lisa Cox 11:02 PM Outspoken Liberal senator Cory Bernardi says the Liberal Party risks looking more like Labor if it does not maintain a "distinctly conservative vision", in a veiled swipe at the new Turnbull leadership.
Reshuffle about 'healing' divided government
Lisa Cox 9:15 PM A key Malcolm Turnbull-backer says a new look ministry will try to heal rifts and end the leaks that dogged the Abbott government by giving ministers a greater say in cabinet.
Comment & Analysis
Fortune favours the brave in reshuffle
Mark Kenny 7:09 PM Malcolm Turnbull needed to be brave to move on Tony Abbott last Monday, and has had to be similarly brave in ringing in the changes to a government that had become sclerotic with Howard government relics helping it to look prematurely old.
What Turnbull is stealing from Bill Shorten
Peter Hartcher 11:02 PM Malcolm Turnbull stole Bill Shorten's biggest asset last week when he removed the unloved Tony Abbott. Now he has stolen the Labor leader's narrative too.
Radical recast leaves an angry rump
Michael Gordon 11:03 PM The biggest punt in Malcolm Turnbull's sweeping transformation of the ministry concerns the elevation that everyone predicted, whether or not Tony Abbott stayed as prime minister: that of Scott Morrison to treasurer.
Voters embrace new Turnbull leadership
Mark Kenny It is astounding now to think that Tony Abbott's closest advisers believed the proximity of the Canning byelection provided insurance against a Malcolm Turnbull challenge.
We're neither lifters nor leaners, Hockey
Peter Martin It was a dangerous Joe Hockey factoid - that the nation was divided into leaners and lifters.
Turnbull putting party unity ahead of principle
Adam Gartrell Direct action is great, same-sex marriage can wait and let's not revive the Republican debate: Turnbull puts party unity ahead of principle.
It's time to end the security fear farce
Paul Malone It's unlikely that our new Prime Minister will take every opportunity to exploit a fear of terrorism.
The ultimate reality show
Judith Ireland Who sided with who? Who owes who what? The leadership spill was one gory, glorious production.
Why Turnbull can't be Turnbull
Damien Murphy The very things that make him a crowd pleaser must be balanced against the imperative to turn himself from the brilliant individualist into a consensus politician.
So many highlights from the lunatic fringes
John Birmingham Fearing a Returnbull future in which God-fearing Australians would be forced to gay marry their pets, Cory Bernardi refused to rule out leaving the party.
How the political world was turned on its ear
Martin Flanagan Malcolm Turnbull, Jeremy Corbyn, Donald Trump. Something interesting is going on.
Left and right have common plan: get Turnbull
Mark Kenny It is a harbinger of the re-aligned dynamics in Canberra that the advent of Malcolm Turnbull's consultative centrist government has fuelled panic on the margins and seen him taking fire from both directions at once.
Malcolm consultative? Since when?
Chris Johnson New approach? Consultative? Let's hope, but there is no real evidence to date that Malcolm Turnbull will run the Prime Minister's Office in a style that's too far removed from that of his predecessor.
Turnbull’s first task: soothe the angry beast
Waleed Aly The Liberals have lost touch with mainstream Australia, and now conservatives could drag the new PM down before he starts.
Media cycle can't be blamed for errors
Sean Kelly In March 2006 Twitter was invented. Less than eighteen months later Australia's second-longest serving prime minister, John Howard, was voted not just out of office but out of parliament.
Leak a reminder of the task facing Turnbull
Michael Gordon The speed of the first act of treachery against this country's fifth prime minister in as many years may be a record, but it is hardly a surprise.
Switched-on PM could woo young ALP voters
Ben Clark Politics as usual isn’t working for young people who want their opinions to be heard.
Now for a rethink on our response to refugees
Louise Newman We now have the opportunity to reaffirm our social commitment to children's wellbeing and make compassion a reality.
Dear Malcolm, don’t forget republican mates
Tim Mayfield Its former chairman now installed in Canberra, the republican movement is getting into position to make a strong push for an Australian republic under Malcolm Turnbull.
Reshuffle blues: balancing merit and unity
Mark Kenny Beware the minister scorned. The arguments for reshuffling cabinets are as familiar as the hackneyed lexicon surrounding them. Clearing away the dead wood, bringing in new blood, promoting fresh talent, and of course, selection based on merit.