Tuesday, October 19, 2004
ALP embraces Family First.
"Former federal Labor minister Chris Schacht has criticised factional deals within the ALP which will decide who is included in the Opposition's new shadow ministry."
Kim Beazley, Craig Emerson, John Faulkner, Bob McMullan and 85 other members of the previous shadow ministry have already decided to take their bats and balls and retire to the backbench.
UPDATE: Now add Lindsay Tanner to the list.
UPDATE 2: "New South Wales MP Daryl Melham, Labor's spokesman for local government and housing, says he will not be nominating for the frontbench when the Caucus meets this Friday. Mr Melham says he does not want to comment any further."
(Errrm Dazza, if we knew youse were there in the first place, then we'd miss you. Sorry, must have been looking the other way when you made your contribution to the lively cut and thrust of parliamentary debate.)
Casting aside criticism from State premiers, Chris Schacht, Graham Edwards, former Chief of Staff to Kim Beazley, Michael Costello and "Disgusted" of East Malvern, Mark Latham today announced his new faction free shadow cabinet.
"In formulating the new shadow ministry, both the Caucus and myself have taken note of what people have been saying - have taken note of what people have been saying - in the wake of the defeat we had to have", the Leader of the Opposition told the waiting journalist.
" I believe the team that has been chosen will be entirely united - entirely united - in serving the great family that is the Australian Labor Party. I would like to thank those who bothered to turn up to the caucus meeting for providing me with what I believe to be a magnificently cohesive, coherent, dedicated and talented team - a magnificently cohesive, coherent, dedicated and talented team. A team that is ready, willing and able - ready, willing and able - to prosecute the case for a new government in the next parliament. I would also like to pay tribute to the late Jack Ferguson and his wife without whom none of this would have been possible."
Shadow ministers from left to right.
Laurie Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Add ups, Take-aways, Multiplication and Division)
Billy Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Interesting Stuff)
Bruce Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Laughing at Dolly)
Narelle Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Women's Trouble)
Kevin Ferguson (Manager of House Business)
Craigette Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Secret Women's Business and Interrupting Bronwen Bishop)
Ned Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Snotting Christopher Pyne)
Mark Ferguson-Latham (Leader of the Opposition)
Mar'n Ferguson (Deputy Leader of the Pack and Shadow Minister for Reading to Kiddies)
(The other) Bruce Ferguson (Shadow Minister Really Old Big Trees and Stuff)
Kelvin Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Baby Boomers and Other Endangered Species)
Brian Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Interrupting Bronwen Bishop Again)
Siddy Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Free Trade and Cheap Recreational Drugs)
Declan Ferguson (Shadow Minister for the Arts and Play Doh)
Reg Ferguson (Shadow Minister for the Stuff Nobody Would Touch with a Forty Foot Pole)
Billy Jo Bob Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Ingenious Affairs)
Wally Ferguson (Shadow Minister for Ferguson Affairs)
Arthur Ferguson (Not related) (Shadow Minister for Anything Left Over and Shadow Minister assisting the Shadow Minister for Washing the Dishes after Cabinet Meetings).
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