Australia’s new opposition leader Peter Dutton will announce his shadow ministry on Sunday alongside the new leader of his Nationals coalition partner, David Littleproud.
Dutton was announced as Liberals leader last week, unopposed in his party room after former prime minister Scott Morrison stepped aside following the centre-right coalition’s defeat at the May 21 federal election.
Littleproud was voted Nationals leader, defeating Barnaby Joyce at its partyroom meeting, also last week.
Dutton believes he has “incredible talent” both from the outgoing government frontbench but also people who have been on the backbench for a while.
“I want to give some of them the opportunity … so you will see some new faces,” the former defence minister told Sky News’ Sunday Agenda program….