Andrew Clennell

1 week ago | skynews.com.au | Andrew Clennell |Oscar Godsell

Labor’s federal caucus has planned to meet to begin finalising the makeup of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new cabinet for the 48th Parliament of Australia. According to senior Labor sources, the meeting will be held on Friday to discuss how cabinet positions are distributed between states and across party factions. Party factions choose the pool of ministers for the cabinet and Mr Albanese allocates portfolios to the nominees.

1 week ago | skynews.com.au | Andrew Clennell |Oscar Godsell

Deputy leader Sussan Ley and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor have started counting their partyroom numbers as they prepare to go head to head for Liberal Party leadership. One source from the right faction has confirmed that Ms Ley has been ringing colleagues and gauging which positions they would like as part of her prospective shadow cabinet.  The moderate faction of the party has been somewhat split between Ms Ley and shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan, if he decides to run.

1 week ago | skynews.com.au | Andrew Clennell |Oscar Godsell

The Liberal Party’s internal leadership battle has intensified following Peter Dutton’s shock loss of his Queensland seat. Sky News can reveal that a unity ticket between shadow treasurer Angus Taylor as leader and shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan as deputy leader is being explored. Flinders MP Zoe McKenzie would also be the manager of opposition business on that ticket.

1 week ago | skynews.com.au | Andrew Clennell |Oscar Godsell

Sky News can reveal the shadow cabinet was not consulted on the Coalition’s disastrous return-to-office policy before it was announced during the Federal Election campaign. Shadow industrial relations minister Michaelia Cash and Nationals Leader David Littleproud were both excluded from the policy’s design. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was forced to backflip on the proposal in the middle of his campaign—and it has since emerged as one of the most damaging missteps in the election.

2 weeks ago | skynews.com.au | Oscar Godsell |Andrew Clennell

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out raising taxes if re-elected, as he also declined to confirm if he would ever deliver another budget surplus. Although the Albanese government recently legislated meagre tax cuts taking effect in 2026, Mr Albanese was unable to rule out increasing taxes after the election. He was pressed repeatedly by Sky News on whether voters could expect new or increased taxes under a re-elected Labor government.