Liberal candidate caroline currie seat of whitlam resigns from cabinet.
The former leader, John Curtin, today urged party members not to be surprised if a new minority government did not deliver unity.
Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser is now acting Minister for Health in Mr Hawke’s cabinet.
He has already revealed he will resign as chairman of the cabinet on June 20 if Mr Hawke is re-elected.
Former카지노 사이트 health minister Dr Curtin, who sat in the Government House on Monday, told MPs he would support Mr Hawke’s position, but not “the right of people to be upset that someone from that community has resigned”.
He said it was now time for a new generation of leaders to take over as the party has been in a state of disarray since it became too big for the new coalition to manage.
This may sound like old news to those outside the party, but it’s not. The next few weeks will be decisive.
The party is likely to pick up six seats, a significant drop from the eight it had in the previous budget.
It’s still unclear how Mr Hawke plans to tackle social inequality and what impact a new government will have in reducing the number of people on social security바카라 and disability allowances.
Mr Hawke has previously said he has no plans to resign immediately and that the next leader must have “plans” prepared to run the party in future.
It will be up to the leadership to decide how the party will respond if Mr Hawke resigns.
On the one hand, Mr Hawke can say he won’t quit, while on the other the party has a mandate – especi바카라ally among voters who supported Mr Hawke on the election campaign.
But in the end, it will be up to Ms Gillard to choose a candidate.
Mr Hawke will continue to be Minister for Science, Universities, Energy and Resources.
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