Cabinet and Ministry
Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister.
Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister, Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Social Inclusion. [this is a good indication of things that are going to be important in a Rudd govt.]
Wayne Swan, Treasurer. [meh, just do what the RBA tells you]
Chris Evans, Leader of the Government in the Senate, Immigration and citizenship. [can't be worse than Andrews]
John Faulkner, Special minister of State, Cabinet Secretary, Vice president of the executive council. [excellent choice here. Faulkner is a real stalwart in parliament, streets ahead of the filthy Eric "aids and" Abetz.
Simon Crean, Trade. [I suppose we'll see what he can really do, can't be worse than Vaile, as long as he doesn't bribe Saddam again]
Stephen Smith, Foreign Affairs. [great tactic, Smith could kill a party in a whorehouse that backed onto a liquor store. Our foreign partners will sign anything to get away]
Joel Fitzgibbon, Defence. [let's see what happens when super hornet gate comes out...]
Nicola Roxon, Health and Ageing. [another good choice, much better than the former minister for asbestos].
Jenny Macklin, Family, Housing, Community services and Indigenous Affairs. [another good performer].
Lindsay Tanner, Finance and Deregulation. [well he is an articled clerk...]
Anthony Albanese, Infrastructure, Transport and Regional development, Local Government, Leader of the House.
Stephen Conroy, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. [a potential banana skin?]
Kim Carr, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. [Another lefty, yay!]
Penny Wong, Climate Change and Water. [another stellar performer and organiser, she'll do well here I think]
Peter Garrett, Environment, Heritage and the Arts. [placed where he can't do too much damage]
Robert McClelland, Attorney-General. [should show slightly more signs of life than the previous occupant. Whatever you do Robert, DO NOT open that sarcophagus in the corner of your new office.]
Joe Ludwig, Human Services, Manager of Government Business in the Senate. [I worry that this guy could be Rudd's Downer... I hope not.]
Tony Burke, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. [Has he ever even seen a cow?]
Martin Ferguson, Resources and Energy, Tourism. [Pro nuclear power energy minister... hmmm...]
Outer Ministry
Bob Debus, Home Affairs.
Chris Brown, Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs.
Alan Griffin, Veterans Affairs.
Tanya Plibersek, Housing, Status of Women.
Brendan O'Connor, Employment Participation. [oddly renamed "Brenda O'Conner" by the SMH]
Warren Snowdon, Defence Science and Personnel.
Craig Emerson, Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation. [should do well]
Nick Sherry, Superannuation and Corporate Governance.
Justine Elliot, Ageing. [she isn't Christopher Pyne]
Kate Ellis, Youth, Sport.
Parliamentary Secretaries
Maxine McKew, Prime Minister and Cabinet. [Max the axe, is Rudd keeping his potential enemies close? That woman is a serious potential leadership threat]
Greg Combet, Defence. [he's probably as confused as we are]
Mike Kelly, Defence.
Gary Gray, Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development.
Bill Shorten, Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. [once single handedly rescued two Tasmanian miners using nothing more than a teaspoon and a video camera]
Bob McMullan, Foreign Affairs. [see, I told you boring people to death was our new foreign affairs policy position]
Duncan Kerr, Foreign Affairs.
Anthony Byrne, Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Ursula Stephens, Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector.
John Murphy, Trade.
Jan McLucas, Health and Ageing.
Laurie Ferguson, Immigration and Citizenship. [hmm...]
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