I'm not sure that Simon Crean is the best person to be Minister For Regional Affiars. And the way this is expressed it seems to me to be more like a promise they fulfil in name but not in fact, but I guess we can live in hope. ...
From the ABC:
Ms Gillard says she is keeping her promise to create a new department to look after regional Australia and has given Simon Crean the new Regional Affairs portfolio. He will also look after Local Government and the Arts.
"Simon Crean will work with a team of ministers and parliamentary secretaries who will seek to represent regional Australia to the Government," she said.
"This is delivering on the focus that I agreed with the independents in the House of Representatives it's delivering on a promise to regional Australia to focus on their needs."
Maybe if I had read the article I would have had even less cause for hope as the big items that affect Regional Australia- Water, Agriculture, Mining, Tourism- are going to be all over the shop. What will Simon Crean actually be doing apart from visiting the Big Banana? And what is a sustainable Australia?
Craig Emerson is the new Trade Minister, while Tony Burke will be Minister for a Sustainable Australia, Communities, Environment and Water.
Joe Ludwig will take over Mr Burke's Agriculture portfolio and Nick Sherry will take Small Business from Dr Emerson and will also be Assistant Tourism Minister.
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