Jacinta Price is DEMOTED as Coalition announces new-look shadow cabinet

By DOMINIC GIANNINI FOR AAP

Published: 05:59 BST, 28 May 2025 | Updated: 06:16 BST, 28 May 2025

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has unveiled her joint leadership team made up of Liberals and Nationals after the coalition resolved a brief separation.  

Ley announced her joint shadow cabinet and ministry alongside Nationals leader David Littleproud on Wednesday afternoon after locking in a fresh Coalition agreement to mend its brief but rocky break up.

‘Our team is one of strivers and optimists of leaders and listeners,’ Ley said.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will become the opposition’s defence industry and personnel spokeswoman, demoted from the shadow cabinet to the outer ministry.

Senator Nampijinpa Price sent shockwaves through the Coalition when she defected from the Nationals to the Liberals shortly after the election.

Angus Taylor loses the treasury portfolio and will become the Coalition’s defence spokesman.

The man who spearheaded the Coalition’s nuclear push will take charge of economic policies, with Liberal deputy leader Ted O’Brien announced as shadow treasurer.

Littleproud has retained the agriculture portfolio.

Deputy Liberal leader Ted O’Brien is the shadow treasurer (pictured with Sussan Ley)

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price who defected from the Nationals to the Liberals has been shuffled to the outer shadow ministry with the defence industry portfolio

Julian Leeser retakes his old role as shadow attorney-general after he resigned from shadow cabinet to campaign for the Indigenous voice referendum in 2023.  

Former soldier Andrew Hastie leaves defence to take on home affairs, while Dan Tehan takes on energy and emissions reduction.

James Paterson picks up finance after moving on from home affairs.

Jane Hume, who oversaw the coalition’s disastrous work-from-home policy, lost the finance portfolio and has been dropped from the shadow cabinet.

Michaelia Cash takes on foreign affairs and Anne Ruston remains in health.

Nationals deputy Kevin Hogan retains trade and Senate leader Bridget McKenzie keeps infrastructure.

Former Nationals leaders Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack have been dumped from the shadow ministry, after casting doubt on Mr Littleproud’s position.

Former Nationals leader and deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has been booted from the shadow cabinet after he questioned Littleproud’s leadership

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Jacinta Price is DEMOTED as Coalition announces new-look shadow cabinet

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