This week the full government ministry was sworn in - totalling just over 40 cabinet ministers, outer ministers and assistant ministers who have already begun the work of running the country.

It’s still early days for the Labor government, but what we can expect is more diversity - with record numbers of women in the ministry and in parliament more generally, and more people from diverse backgrounds.

Katina Curtis is a political reporter in Canberra and has been keeping tabs on who got which jobs this week, and joins Please Explain host Rachel Clun today.

This week the full government ministry was sworn in - totalling just over 40 cabinet ministers, outer ministers and assistant ministers who have already begun the work of running the country.
It&rsquo;s still early days for the Labor government, but what we can expect is more diversity - with record numbers of women in the ministry and in parliament more generally, and more people from diverse backgrounds.
Katina Curtis is a political reporter in Canberra and has been keeping tabs on who got which jobs this week, and joins Please Explain host Rachel Clun today.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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