Earlier this morning, the Prime Minister announced the new Ministry. Appointments of note for the agriculture sector are:

• Minister for Agriculture: Joel Fitzgibbon;
• Minister for Trade: Richard Marles;
• Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories, Catherine King;
• Minister for Employment, Skills and Training, Brendan O’Connor;
• Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Heritage and Water, Mark Butler;
• Minister for Regional Development and Regional Communications, Sharon Bird; and
• Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Sid Sidebottom;