Labor clears decks for policy refit

Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 30-May-19

Labor will decide the composition of its shadow cabinet team on 30 May. Finance spokesman Jim Chalmers is expected to replace Chris Bowen as shadow treasurer, and there is speculation that the latter could be given the infrastructure or industry portfolio. Senator Kristina Keneally will be given a frontbench portfolio on the insistence of Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Meanwhile, Albanese has ruled out backing the Coalition’s so-called ‘big stick’ energy policy, while he may resist a growing push within Labor’s ranks to support the government’s income tax cuts package.

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