With the Federal Elections underway, Australia has yet to choose new leaders that could lead the nation.

In a move that has caught everyone's attention, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has reshuffled his front bench and introduced a role straight out of another politician's playbook.

The government efficiency portfolio is aimed at streamlining government operations and cutting down on wasteful spending.

The newly-minted concept echoed United States President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency initiative.

At a press conference in Cairns, Dutton announced that MP David Coleman would be stepping in as shadow Foreign Affairs Minister.

MP Coleman will be taking over the retiring Senator Simon Birmingham.

Peter Dutton will be participating in this year's Federal Election. Image Credit: Facebook/Peter Dutton

However, his revelation of the government efficiency portfolio turned many heads.

This portfolio was not an official agency but rather represented a push towards fiscal conservatism and operational streamlining.

Dutton revealed his choice of manager for this portfolio.

He named Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as his shadow Minister for Government Efficiency on top of her duty as the shadow Minister of Indigenous Australians.

Price has been a vocal opponent of the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Her new role could see her applying a similar scrutiny to government spending and efficiency.

During the announcement, Dutton highlighted the perceived excesses of the current government.

'Six billion dollars a year spent on 36,000 new public servants in Canberra that are of no assistance whatsoever to the people of Cairns, and the people of regional communities who want additional investment,' Dutton lamented.

Dutton and his team have positioned themselves as the champions of the taxpayer, as they promised to redirect resources to where they believe they are most needed.

The reshuffle also saw other significant changes, with NSW MP Melissa McIntosh taking over the communications portfolio from Coleman.

Meanwhile, Senator Claire Chandler stepped into government services and the digital economy, and South Australian MP Tony Pasin took on roads and road safety.

In addition, NSW MP Julian Leeser and Senator Matt O'Sullivan have been appointed as shadow assistant ministers in foreign affairs and education, respectively.

Senator Kerrynne Liddle joined in as the shadow minister for Indigenous Health Services, in addition to her roles in Child Protection and Prevention of Family Violence.

Queensland MP Ted O'Brien should now be the shadow minister for Energy Affordability and Reliability, effectively complementing his Climate Change and Energy portfolios.

Lastly, MP Michael Sukkar has assumed the position of Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives.

This reshuffle was more than just introducing new faces and titles; it was a preparation for the coming Federal Election.

'It's time for us to have a change of government in this country, to get our country back on track, and part of that is to rebuild international relations,' Dutton emphasised.

Watch Peter Dutton's full speech here:

Source: Sky News Australia/YouTube​

The introduction of the government efficiency portfolio, in particular, signalled a commitment to fiscal responsibility and a leaner government.

Whether this reshuffle would translate into electoral success remains to be seen.

For now, Dutton and his team's bold moves could redefine their party's image and priorities.

Key Takeaways

• Peter Dutton introduced a new front bench role, the 'government efficiency' portfolio.
• Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is announced as the shadow minister for the new government efficiency role.
• The new department should reduce government waste, similar to a concept introduced by United States President Donald Trump.
• Peter Dutton also announced several reshuffles in their roles.

What do you think of this new role and the reshuffle? Do you believe that a focus on government efficiency can make a significant difference, or is it just political posturing? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below—we'd love to hear from our savvy seniors on this intriguing political development!

 

[Bridgit]

You quoted a post of mine in your post #153 where you mentioned "vilification".

What more proof do you require?

Ha ha ha ha !

 

[DLHM]

You quoted a post of mine in your post #153 where you mentioned "vilification".

What more proof do you require?

@Bridgit seems to think she’s the epitome of respect. In fact, she’s shown herself to be a hypocrite. She should solely stick with her animals.

 

[mylittletibbies]

For our Trump supporters. Did anybody read how clever Mr.Trump was. He has backed down in the tariffs against Canada as Canada has agreed to provide 10 000 troops to protect the border along with many other concessions.
As Mr Trump is basking in his glory, the world is laughing at him.
These things had already been agreed to with the Biden administration prior to the announcement of the tariffs.
Well played Mr Trudeau, you just sold ice to the eskimo.
He's in charge of the country and he doesn't have a clue what's going on

 

[DLHM]

OOOOOO I am shakin' in my boots ha ha.

Why? Scared to see what’s in your mirror?

 

[Bridgit]

@Bridgit seems to think she’s the epitome of respect. In fact, she’s shown herself to be a hypocrite. She should solely stick with her animals.

Oh I have learnt a lot from you lot - your halo's have slipped around your ankles - you miserable bunch of holier than thou

 

[Bridgit]

Why? Scared to see what’s in your mirror?

Yours just broke ha ha ha

 

[DLHM]

Oh I have learnt a lot from you lot - your halo's have slipped around your ankles - you miserable bunch of holier than thou

There you go with your hypocritical, useless comments.

 

[mylittletibbies]

If you rely on Google you will only find what AI wants you to know - that is why so many are getting brainwashed - I never use Google - Jacinta having a crack in 2013 does not put her in the sphere of her husband who is a. profilic songwriter and artist and well respected by fellow artists and lovers of his music. It is easy for some to use their keyboards to malign those they don't know on a personal level - it just reinforces why my husband and I keep to ourselves and keep that element of so called humanity out of our lives and embrace our animals who share their lives with us - have a nice day.

You don't like to admit when you're wrong do you,??? You made comments that were not factually correct.
There's nothing wrong with admitting you made a mistake.
Is that not what you're doing, maligning others with your keyboard.
A bit like the.pot callng the kettle black.

 

[DLHM]

Yours just broke ha ha ha

There we go with your “respectful” comments again. Quit while you’re behind. You’re just digging a deeper hole for yourself.

 

[Veggiepatch]

If you rely on Google you will only find what AI wants you to know - that is why so many are getting brainwashed - I never use Google - Jacinta having a crack in 2013 does not put her in the sphere of her husband who is a profilic songwriter and artist and well respected by fellow artists and lovers of his music. It is easy for some to use their keyboards to malign those they don't know on a personal level - it just reinforces why my husband and I keep to ourselves and keep that element of so called humanity out of our lives and embrace our animals who share their lives with us - have a nice day.

Colin Lillie, a "contestant" on Channel 9's The Voice.

That must look good on his curriculum vitae!

 

[Leenie]

Hmmm, well, it seems to me that it pays to know Peter Dutton as Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2014-2018) and Home Affairs (2017-2021) :-
*He personally intervened to stop an Italian au pair – who had come to Australia to work for the family of a former QLD police officer colleague – from being deported.
* Dutton’s department restored a UK man's visa even though he'd been convicted of being an accessory to murder in a gangland killing.
*Dutton personally intervened to stop a French au pair from being deported after being lobbied by AFL boss at the time, Gillon McLachlan
*Dutton and his wife bought a shopping centre in Townsville, which he failed to declare in his Register of Members' Interests, finally admitting the “error” in 2020.
*Home Affairs awarded a $423 million contract to Paladin, whose registered address was a beach shack on Kangaroo Island.
*Home Affairs awarded Canstruct International Pty Ltd – a Brisbane company worth $8, at the time – a contract ultimately valued at $1.6 billion after a "financial strength assessment" was carried out on the wrong company. (Nouru offshore processing contract)….
The $1.82 billion paid to Canstruct over five years for the Nauru contract added significantly to the wealth of Queensland’s Murphy family, who were also Liberal National Party donors. Their family-owned company, Canstruct International, posted profits of $127 million after tax in 2021-22 bringing total profits to more than $442 million up to the contract’s conclusion in late 2022. You would think it was big news that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had presided over billions of dollars in government contracts to allegedly crooked companies and ignored all warnings about them for years.

I remember the

Hmmm, well, it seems to me that it pays to know Peter Dutton as Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2014-2018) and Home Affairs (2017-2021) :-
*He personally intervened to stop an Italian au pair – who had come to Australia to work for the family of a former QLD police officer colleague – from being deported.
* Dutton’s department restored a UK man's visa even though he'd been convicted of being an accessory to murder in a gangland killing.
*Dutton personally intervened to stop a French au pair from being deported after being lobbied by AFL boss at the time, Gillon McLachlan
*Dutton and his wife bought a shopping centre in Townsville, which he failed to declare in his Register of Members' Interests, finally admitting the “error” in 2020.
*Home Affairs awarded a $423 million contract to Paladin, whose registered address was a beach shack on Kangaroo Island.
*Home Affairs awarded Canstruct International Pty Ltd – a Brisbane company worth $8, at the time – a contract ultimately valued at $1.6 billion after a "financial strength assessment" was carried out on the wrong company. (Nouru offshore processing contract)….
The $1.82 billion paid to Canstruct over five years for the Nauru contract added significantly to the wealth of Queensland’s Murphy family, who were also Liberal National Party donors. Their family-owned company, Canstruct International, posted profits of $127 million after tax in 2021-22 bringing total profits to more than $442 million up to the contract’s conclusion in late 2022. You would think it was big news that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had presided over billions of dollars in government contracts to allegedly crooked companies and ignored all warnings about them for years.

I remember the au-pair incident , caused quite a ruckus .

 

[Leenie]

So Forrest Trump wants to place tariffs on Chinese goods. How does Elon Muskrat feel about that, considering that, in 2023, 22.5% of all Tesla vehicles were manufactured in China.

This comes on top of Trump's comment on his "inauguration" day where he made the statement "Drill, baby, drill" in support of fossil fuelled vehicles.

Two very dodgy characters which Dutton want to follow....down the highway to hell.

I can’t see that union lasting long , both like headlines so old Trumpie will get the shits if t he loses the limelight.

 

[Leenie]

The comments are starting to get personal ,Everyone please take a breath.cool down.

 

[Knell]

I for one will fight against the propaganda machine that is Trump/Musk (and others that benefit from the fallout of this lunacy)…be it from foreign actors or home-grown mis-informed persons.
If seeing the new world order sitting in the front row of Donald Trump’s inauguration didn’t send a chill down your spine then it is truely frightening .
Much has been said about the oligarchy threatening America’s democracy. But this is not an oligarchy we are facing. It’s a plutocracy.
The difference is money. An oligarchy is a small group of people who have amassed power, while a plutocracy is a small group of wealthy people who have amassed power…very dangerous!

 

[Leenie]

He has surrounded himself with billionaires, people need to take their blinkers off, what the one world order is planning should scare the crap out of everyone.

 

[mylittletibbies]

I for one will fight against the propaganda machine that is Trump/Musk (and others that benefit from the fallout of this lunacy)…be it from foreign actors or home-grown mis-informed persons.
If seeing the new world order sitting in the front row of Donald Trump’s inauguration didn’t send a chill down your spine then it is truely frightening .
Much has been said about the oligarchy threatening America’s democracy. But this is not an oligarchy we are facing. It’s a plutocracy.
The difference is money. An oligarchy is a small group of people who have amassed power, while a plutocracy is a small group of wealthy people who have amassed power…very dangerous!

It's hard to believe there are so many gullible people in the world that they believe the claptrap this clown talks.
Already the cracks are appearing. These people are in for a rude awakening when the penny finally drops.

I was talking to the daughter in law of a friend the other day, she's Mexican/American and a great Trump supporter.
I was talking about how much the tariffs were going to cost everyday people.
She told me Trump promised them it wouldn't and that he was going to cover them himself (he's super wealthy you know)!! I nearly fell off my chair.
I know these Trump supporters aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. but really??? A little more education needed
by a lot more people in the good old USA,if she's anything to go by.
He's planning to reduce the education
funding. Trying to ensure everybody's stupider than him. That'd be a bit of a push.

 

[Veggiepatch]

I for one will fight against the propaganda machine that is Trump/Musk (and others that benefit from the fallout of this lunacy)…be it from foreign actors or home-grown mis-informed persons.
If seeing the new world order sitting in the front row of Donald Trump’s inauguration didn’t send a chill down your spine then it is truely frightening .
Much has been said about the oligarchy threatening America’s democracy. But this is not an oligarchy we are facing. It’s a plutocracy.
The difference is money. An oligarchy is a small group of people who have amassed power, while a plutocracy is a small group of wealthy people who have amassed power…very dangerous!

Late last year, there was talk of Canada cutting of the supply of electricity from Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia to the USA, over 30 megawatt hours, if Trump was elected.

In addition, Canada supplies a whopping 4 million barrels of crude oil per DAY to the USA.

Cut these two essentials off and the USA will feel the pinch.

Canada also exports uranium, iron, aluminium, nickel, gold and niobium to the USA, totalling over $150 billion.

Sorry Trump. Two can play the game!!

 

[mylittletibbies]

Late last year, there was talk of Canada cutting of the supply of electricity from Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia to the USA, over 30 megawatt hours, if Trump was elected.

In addition, Canada supplies a whopping 4 million barrels of crude oil per DAY to the USA.

Cut these two essentials off and the USA will feel the pinch.

Canada also exports uranium, iron, aluminium, nickel, gold and niobium to the USA, totalling over $150 billion.

Sorry Trump. Two can play the game!!

Surely Republicans must know that other countries would retaliate against tariffs.
Canada is the biggest exporter to the U.S
especially gas and food.
Don't these idiots realise that gas and food then go up 25%
What happened to Trumps cheaper groceries he promised.

He seems to think that he can do exactly as he pleases.
A US court has just extended a ban on his (or should I say Musk's attempt) to ban USAID.
States all over the country have sought court orders against his directives, many of which are unconstitutional and in some cases unlawful.

 

[Knell]

Late last year, there was talk of Canada cutting of the supply of electricity from Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia to the USA, over 30 megawatt hours, if Trump was elected.

In addition, Canada supplies a whopping 4 million barrels of crude oil per DAY to the USA.

Cut these two essentials off and the USA will feel the pinch.

Canada also exports uranium, iron, aluminium, nickel, gold and niobium to the USA, totalling over $150 billion.

Sorry Trump. Two can play the game!!

Yes, the saying 'it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt' applies I think.
The three key ingredients for any successful Blitzkrieg: speed of movement, speed of decision making, and an overconfident enemy (not necessarily in military actions).
I don’t know but I worry his energies around all the policies/pen wielding etc. is more about a distraction, to facilitate stealth with his real objectives, whatever they maybe.

 

[mylittletibbies]

Yes, the saying 'it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt' applies I think.
The three key ingredients for any successful Blitzkrieg: speed of movement, speed of decision making, and an overconfident enemy (not necessarily in military actions).
I don’t know but I worry his energies around all the policies/pen wielding etc. is more about a distraction, to facilitate stealth with his real objectives, whatever they maybe.

You could be right. it's a very worrying situation.
From some of the comments here I'm sure a lot of these people don't read, or if they do they get their info from Murdoch newspapers or Sky news.
A lot more in-depth research needed by some of these people. From their comments they are totally oblivious to what is going on or just really have no
understanding.