Geoscientists, meet your new MPs
Newly appointed ministers in the new Albanese Government in Australia. Image: Linda Burnley
AuScope is excited to learn about the new ministerial appointments that Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled earlier this week. Geoscientists, meet the MPs who plan to lift investment in industry and the research sector to “…closer to 3% of GDP achieved in other countries”. We look forward to working closely with the Albanese Government to enhance NCRIS and AuScope enabled geoscience.
AuScope’s Key Ministers
Jason Clare, Minister for Education
Senator Anthony Chisholm, Assistant Minister for Education, Assistant Minister for Regional Development
“I’m the first person in my family to go to uni, first in my family to finish Year 10. Education changes lives. Today I was sworn in as Minister for Education.” — Jason Clare
“Thanks to [Anthony Albanese] for appointing me as the Assistant Minister for Education and Regional Development. I am looking forward to working with my Queensland colleagues as part of a Labor Government.” — Anthony Chisholm
“Our education system is the most powerful cause for good in this country. Run well, it can ensure that every child has the opportunity to reach their potential. It is the great equaliser in an unequal world…”
— Jason Clare said in his maiden speech in 2008 (via InnovationAUS.com)
Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science
“For Muslim Australians as well today, it's not just about myself or my friend Anne Aly being sworn in, it's also a signal to them as well that there's an opportunity for, in particular I think of young Muslim Australians. The door is not shut.”
– Ed Husic
“Labor wants to back the local know-how that is keen to not just rebuild manufacturing but use our smarts and technology to put our advanced manufacturing potential at the front of the global pack.”
— Ed Husic said in a speech about advanced manufacturing in May 2022
Madeleine King, Minister for Resources, Minister for Northern Australia
“Honoured to be sworn in as the first female Minister for Resources and Northern Australia. As a kid growing up in Kwinana and Rockingham I couldn’t have ever imagined that one day I would be the Federal Member Brand but also a minister in the highest office of Australia.” — Madeline King
Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Senator Jenny McAllister, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Chris Bowen addresses the National Press Club on Labor's climate policy in December 2021.
“I am delighted to be working on climate change and environment. These are areas I care about deeply.” — Jenny McAllister
Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water
“We have a proud legacy when it comes to the environment. As Minister for the Environment and Water I intend to build on this legacy.” — Tanja Plibersek
“We need world-class universities and the research they do to help diversify our economy, to generate new local industries and jobs. All the evidence shows that the more skilled and educated Australia is, the more prosperous it will be.”
— Tanya Plibersek in a speech to the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Conference in 2021
Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians
Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
“I’m proud and honoured to sworn in as Minister for Indigenous Australians today. It’s a responsibility that I and the Labor Government will take on with determination, passion and empathy. I’m part of a ministry brimming with talent and energy, and I can’t wait to get cracking.” — Linda Burney
“Im proud to be named as the Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians & Indigenous Health in the Albanese Federal Labor Government. Im honoured to take up these portfolios & can’t wait to work for all Australians in these important areas Grateful for the trust & support”. — Malarndirri McCarthy
Senator Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Emergency Management
‘From November 2010 to January 2011, an unprecedented series of floods and cyclones hit my state. Thirty-six people lost their lives. Seventy-eight per cent of our state was declared a disaster zone. I joined tens of thousands of other Queenslanders to clean up the carnage. Unlikely partnerships were formed.
That summer changed Queensland and changed Queenslanders, including me, forever. For me, the memory of that collective action will shape how I approach every day of my job as a senator.’
— Senator Murray Watt in his maiden speech to parliament in 2016
Additional MPs
Brendan O'Connor, Minister for Skills and Training
Senator Katy Gallagher, Minister for Women, Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service
Richard Marles, Minister for Defence, Deputy Prime Minister
Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry, Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Defence, Assistant Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Assistant Minister for the Republic
Senator Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, Assistant Minister for Trade
WRITTEN BY
Jo Condon (AuScope)
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