Albanese has appointed 30 lawmakers who will win the center and external positions of the left-wing Labor Party in the election on May 3.
Labor has 92 seats in the 150-seat House, i.e. the parties need the lower house of the majority government. With the vote counting, Albanis said his government could have as many as 95 seats.
He said Labour has never had more seats since the first parliament was seated in 1901.
Albanes told reporters at the Parliament that I am very humbled by the trust by elections and we certainly don’t take it for granted.
When the Labor Prime Minister allocated his ministerial portfolio, the party’s faction leaders selected 30 MPs, who would get them based on the proportion of seats each faction won.
Faction leaders abandoned former Minister of Industry and Science Husic, who was born in Sydney and born in Bosnian Muslim immigrants, while former Attorney General Mark Dreyfus is Jewish.
Husic, who became Australia’s first sworn in federal minister after the 2022 election, told the ABC on Sunday.
Husic said part of his punishment for Israel’s view on war in Gaza was partially punished.
I think that’s a factor there. Will I do something different? I don’t think so, Husic told ABC.
You can’t celebrate diversity and then expect it to sit in the corner and stay silent. Husic added that you need to speak out for the community you care about.
When asked if he was fighting for Husic or Dreyfus, Albanese did not directly answer.
We have a process in the Labor Caucus. Albanes told reporters that you have been watching it for a while.
Albanis said he had a constructive discussion with Husic on Monday morning.
What I do is allocate the portfolio. That’s the system there. Albanis said it was support from Ed and others for a long time.
Bilal Rauf, an adviser to the Australian National Imams Council, called on Albanese to explain whether Husic’s downgrade was due to his views on Gaza.
I think at least some explanation is needed. Rauf said we can’t just explain factionism.
If Ed said it was a factor, then I had no reason to discount it. It’s hard to deny that this may be a factor.
Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of the Australian Jewish Executive Committee, said his advocacy group has good relationships with Dreyfus and Husic.
Hask made a statement after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, which was very troublesome for the community.
Ryvchin said he fundamentally disagrees with Israel’s allegations, but there will be a difference in those things that make sense and we hope Ed Husic will go well.
Two weeks after the attack, Hamas said: I am very strongly convinced that the Palestinians are being punished for Hamas’ barbarity.
Husseck said on Sunday that the Israeli government has ruthlessly managed it.
Egypt-born Anne Aly was promoted to the cabinet, making her the highest-ranking Muslim in the government. She is the Minister of Small Business, International Development and Multicultural Affairs.
Albanese’s second government was the first Australian government since 2010 to have no Jewish cabinet minister.
The portfolios of most senior ministers in the government have not changed or slightly different.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles remains the Secretary of Defense. The interior department’s Tony Burke’s portfolio has been expanded to include the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Group, the leading U.S. domestic spy agency.
Former Assistant Trade Secretary Tim Ayres was promoted to the cabinet to receive Husic’s portfolio.
Dreyfus was replaced by Michelle Rowland, who served as Minister of Communication during his first term in the administration.
