The support rate fell to a new low! The Prime Minister of Australia announced the reorganization of the cabinet, and two cabinet members involved in the sexual assault scandal were transferred
[Global Times reporter Wang Yi] Australian Prime Minister Morrison announced on the 29th that the cabinet would be reorganized. Two cabinet members involved in the sexual assault scandal were transferred to other posts.
According to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on the 29th, Morrison announced at a press conference in Canberra that same day that Secretary of the Interior Peter Dutton succeeded Reynolds as the Secretary of Defense; Minister of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Mikelia Cash succeeded Porter as the Attorney General and also served as Minister of Labor Relations.
Reynolds and Porter remained in the cabinet. The former served as Minister of the National Disability Insurance Plan and Minister of Government Services, and the latter succeeded Karen Andrews as Minister of Industry and Technology.
Andrews served as Minister of the Interior.
A series of scandals broke out in Australian politics recently, triggering criticism and protests from many parties.
According to Australian media reports, on February 15 this year, Brittany Higgins, a former employee of Reynolds, said that before the 2019 Federal Parliament election, she was raped by a colleague of the Liberal Party in the ministerial office in the Parliament building. .
Reynolds then publicly apologized to Higgins for his improper handling of the matter and remarks, and announced a period of sick leave.
At the end of February, an anonymous letter broke the news that an Australian ministerial official had committed a rape case more than 30 years ago.
Porter later admitted that he was the official in the rumor, but denied committing the crime of rape and announced a period of sick leave.
Morrison said at the press conference that the reorganization of the cabinet was to respond to the criticism of the government in dealing with women's issues.
He said these adjustments "shocked what needs to be shaken while maintaining the power, continuity and stability Australia needs."
Morrison also announced that in order to monitor the implementation of policies on gender equality and the protection of women’s safety, a working group will be established under the leadership of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Women’s Affairs, Marys Payne.
"The Australian" said on the 29th that as the Australian government is struggling to deal with parliamentary sex scandals, Morrison's approval rating has fallen to its lowest point in a year.
The latest poll released by the Australian News Poll Company on the 29th showed that Morrison’s approval rate fell by 7 percentage points in two weeks to 55%. This is also the first time his approval rate has fallen below 60 since March last year. %.