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The Leader of the Australian Opposition has announced a restructured Coalition front bench, reuniting the Liberal and National parties under a single parliamentary team and signalling a sharpened electoral strategy ahead of the next federal election.

The new shadow ministry centres on economic accountability and national security, with the opposition leader framing the reshuffle as a direct challenge to what he described as “the worst government in our nation’s history.”

Key Appointments:

* Senator Jane Hu — Deputy Leader; Shadow Minister for Employment, Industrial Relations, Productivity and Deregulation

* Tim Wilson — Shadow Treasurer, tasked with pursuing lower taxes and reduced inflation

* Senator Jacinta Price — Shadow Minister for Small Business and Skills and Training

* Senator Claire Chandler — Shadow Minister for Finance, Government Services and the Public Service

* Andrew Hastie — Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability; Deputy Leader in the House of Representatives

* Aaron Violi — Shadow Minister for Digital Economy, Science, Technology, Innovation and Cyber Security

* Senator Michaelia Cash — Shadow Attorney-General; Opposition Leader in the Senate

* Senator John O’Dunoghue — Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration

Coalition Position: The opposition leader cited rising living costs, energy prices, housing affordability, and border security as the defining issues the new team will prosecute against the Labor government. The reunification of the National Party was confirmed as endorsed by the Liberal Party leadership.

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