Morrison names 1st indigenous Australian in Cabinet

By Associated Press 26 May 2019, 12:00AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's reelected Prime Minister Scott Morrison has named his Cabinet that includes the first indigenous Australian.

Morrison named Ken Wyatt as the indigenous affairs minister on Sunday, a week after his conservative coalition won a surprise victory.

He also announced Marise Payne will be the women's minister as well as the foreign minister, the position she held in his previous government.

She is one of a record seven women in the Cabinet.

Josh Frydenberg and Mathias Cormann will stay in their posts of the treasurer and the finance minister, respectively.

By Associated Press 26 May 2019, 12:00AM

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