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Government MP Mal Brough quits politics

Embattled Liberal MP Mal Brough is quitting politics, confirming in a statement he will not contest the federal election.

Mr Brough stepped down from his role as special minister of state in December last year under pressure over his involvement in the James Ashby/Peter Slipper affair.

 

Mal Brough
Mal Brough Photo: Andrew Meares

 

More to come

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the writing was allover the Sky

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/cabinet-reshuffle-malcolm-turnbull-announces-new-frontbench-as-mal-brough-resigns-20160213-gmta7z.html#ixzz41M6Ia8Am
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Cabinet reshuffle: Malcolm Turnbull announces new frontbench as Mal Brough resigns

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dramatically reshaped his frontbench in a reshuffle that promotes his own supporters and those who backed Tony Abbott, puts his government on an election footing, and promotes three new faces to cabinet, including another woman.

Another five new junior ministers and five assistant ministers were also appointed and will have no more than six months to get across their briefs before an election.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced his new cabinet on Saturday following a rough fortnight in Parliament.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced his new cabinet on Saturday following a rough fortnight in Parliament. Photo: James Brickwood

The changes comes after a difficult fortnight in Parliament which saw the Turnbull government under pressure over tax reform and the retirements of senior minister Andrew Robb and Nationals leader and deputy prime minister Warren Truss.

Mr Turnbull was forced to reshape his front bench after losing five ministers since taking charge in September. 

In addition to Mr Truss and Mr Robb, former cities minister Jamie Briggs was sacked in December over an incident in a bar in Hong Kong, former human services minister Stuart Robert was sacked last week over a breach of ministerial standards and former special minister of state Mal Brough, who resigned earlier on Saturday.

 

 

cover your  rrrrz  Malcolm,  its coming into a Duck huntin' season...

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What I don't understand is why the Feds took so long to look into Brough's access to The Speaker's diary? When the whole Slipper affair blew up, what 4 years ago, it was obvious someone had breached the law to get access to his official diary.

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8 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

What I don't understand is why the Feds took so long to look into Brough's access to The Speaker's diary? When the whole Slipper affair blew up, what 4 years ago, it was obvious someone had breached the law to get access to his official diary.

 

that's right EarlH,  it seems peoples rights aren't the driving force when it comes to justice in this country.  Slippers case should have been thrown out of the courts,  & handled in the same manner as other politicians who dipped into the petty cash tin.

 

no,  the rabbot has his vengeful side,  & spite is his tongue of choice.

 

I just wonder how James Ashby hasn't had any charges referred against him ?

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