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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promoted key allies, Ben Morton and Alex Hawke, in a broad ministerial reshuffle brought on by the resignation of Christian Porter earlier this month. Mr Morrison has announced his key confidante, Mr Morton, will take on the responsibilities of Special Minister of State, Minister for the Public Service and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Meantime, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has been promoted to Cabinet to fill the vacancy left by Mr Porter. The move for Mr Morton, a West Australian, enhances his current public service responsibilities and puts him in crucial negotiations with Mr Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg over commonwealth-state relations, parliamentary, electoral and financial affairs. "He will be assisting me particularly with federation responsibilities, the National Federation Reform Council and supporting my role in the national cabinet," Mr Morrison said. Mr Hawke - regarded as one of Mr Morrison's lieutenants - will retain all of his existing responsibilities as Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister, but he has been promoted to Cabinet to fill the vacancy left by Mr Porter. The former portfolios held by Mr Porter have been split. Angus Taylor takes on the responsibilities of Industry to become the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. Meantime, the Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, receives the science and technology portfolios. "I recently promoted Melissa again to the cabinet and she's been hitting the marks and doing a terrific job and it's great to have her in the new roles," Mr Morrison said. In another promotion, the Member for the Melbourne seat of Goldstein, Tim Wilson, steps into the outer ministry, becoming the Assistant Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. READ MORE: Mr Porter resigned as the minister for industry, innovation and science following revelations he took $1 million in mystery funds to help support his discontinued defamation case against the ABC and ABC journalist Louise Milligan. Mr Porter has been at the centre of historical rape allegations which he strenuously denies. Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
Mr Morrison has announced his key confidante, Mr Morton, will take on the responsibilities of Special Minister of State, Minister for the Public Service and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Meantime, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has been promoted to Cabinet to fill the vacancy left by Mr Porter.
The move for Mr Morton, a West Australian, enhances his current public service responsibilities and puts him in crucial negotiations with Mr Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg over commonwealth-state relations, parliamentary, electoral and financial affairs.
"He will be assisting me particularly with federation responsibilities, the National Federation Reform Council and supporting my role in the national cabinet," Mr Morrison said.
Mr Hawke - regarded as one of Mr Morrison's lieutenants - will retain all of his existing responsibilities as Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister, but he has been promoted to Cabinet to fill the vacancy left by Mr Porter.
The former portfolios held by Mr Porter have been split. Angus Taylor takes on the responsibilities of Industry to become the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. Meantime, the Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, receives the science and technology portfolios.
"I recently promoted Melissa again to the cabinet and she's been hitting the marks and doing a terrific job and it's great to have her in the new roles," Mr Morrison said.
In another promotion, the Member for the Melbourne seat of Goldstein, Tim Wilson, steps into the outer ministry, becoming the Assistant Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison at The Lodge. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
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