Reactions to the Cabinet reshuffle
Staving off silly season boredom for journalists with a Cabinet reshuffle
If we can't have a leadership challenge nor some early election speculation, what could be better than a Cabinet reshuffle?
- “Here are the details of the PM’s changes to the Ministrypm.gov.au/press-office/cha... #Reshuffle TeamJG
- How come Peter Garrett kept his job was the question?
- “So there has been a cabinet reshuffle. What I want to know is this: how is Peter Garret still in the cabinet!? #LaborFail #AusPol #Australia
- And maybe here's the answer
- “Senior sources: PM wanted McClelland & Garrett out of Cabinet, both have refused to go hence expanded Cabinet #reshuffle #auspol
- That Tony Abbott agrees with
- “Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the #reshuffle sees biggest Cabinet in Australia's history because the PM couldn't sack anyone.
- But not everyone was impressed with Tony's words
- “All the rote slogans from Libs, they could have used Grahame Morris' line: "It's not a cabinet, it's a walk-in bloody wardrobe!" #reshuffle
- But there were "Hoorays" for Australia's first female Attorney General
- “Congratulations to Nicola Roxon, to become Australia's first female Attorney-General in PM @JuliaGillard's Cabinet reshuffle today. #gogirl
- Oh yeh? Who cares about that?
- “Cabinet reshuffle....who cares about the first female attorney general. Has anyone questioned whether she is the right person for the job?
- Plenty of people I'd say from looking at the tweets
- “easy to bitch but a positive in todays reshuffle; we now have 5 women on the front bench, thats 22% of the cabinet which is history #auspol
- “With five ladies in #cabinet now, they can do a kick arse rendition of the Spice Girls for the Xmas party. #reshuffle
- And you can't keep a good lobby group down
- “Congratulations @Tanya_Plibersek on your appointment to cabinet. The NPS team looks forward to working with you in your new role. #reshuffle
- Nor an ambitious new Cabinet Minister! Watch me, watch me, please don't miss me!
- But clearly not everyone was impressed
- “Putting Bill Shorten in charge of IR is like putting Bob Brown in charge of the environment #reshuffle #auspol
- With the program as well as Bill
- “Watching the #reshuffle coverage on #abc730 reminds me why I want to destroy the entire political class.
- Naturally enough the PM had her critics. That office holder always does
- “WHY WHY does Julia Gillard have to talk to us so condescendingly? Imagine PJK doing that? NEVER! #abc730 #Auspol #reshuffle
- “The pigs flying outside - PM says no truth to suspicions Cabinet reshuffle rewards supporters & shores up her positionbit.ly/rQCqS7
- But concerns about real reshuffles continue after this afternoon's humiliation
- “If phil Hughes and ricky ponting aren't dropped I'm handing in my Citizenship #reshuffle
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