Queensland Senator Murray Watt has been appointed to the role of Minister for Agriculture in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new cabinet, which is being sworn in today.
Senator Watt takes on the roles of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Emergency Management.
Other key roles for the agricultural sector include the appointment of Senator for South Australia Penny Wong as the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, fellow South Australian Senator Don Farrell as the new minister for Trade, in addition to responsibility for Tourism and Special Minister of State, while Tanya…