Shorten was raised catholic, but converted to anglicanism before his second marriage � as well as it being his wife's religion, he "had come to disagree with the [catholic] church on a number of issues". see also. australian federal election, 2019; shadow cabinet of bill shorten; references. Shadow ministry . 21 august 2018 - leader of the opposition shadow minister for indigenous affairs and aboriginal and torres strait islanders hon bill shorten mp. deputy leader of the opposition shadow minister for education and training shadow minister for women hon tanya plibersek mp. leader of the opposition in the senate. The leader of the opposition, bill shorten, has announced the shadow ministry, following the alp�s defeat in the 2013 federal election. the reshuffle is extensive by comparison with the former rudd and gillard ministries and appears to reflect shorten�s desire for a team he described as.
Bill shorten has succumbed to party pressure and backed down on his plan to scrap company tax cuts for medium-sized businesses. the shadow cabinet's decision means that businesses between $10. Bill shorten has elevated two more women to his shadow cabinet, giving labor a total of seven compared with the turnbull cabinet�s five, in a minor reshuffle of his frontbench.. Katy gallagher will join the shadow cabinet as shadow minister for mental health, shadow minister for housing and homelessness, and shadow minister assisting the leader on state and territory relations. katy will also take responsibility for women�s policy within the shadow cabinet..
