Michelle Rowland charged with communications portfolio in new Labor ministry

Yesterday evening, the leader of the Labor party and newly minted Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese unveiled his new ministry, assigning former shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland to the communications portfolio.

Rowland replaces Liberal party frontbencher Paul Fletcher, who served as minister for communications, urban infrastructure, cities and the arts between 2019 and 2022. His appointment in 2019 was welcomed by much of the industry, with Fletcher boasting some notable communications experience, having served as the director of corporate and regulatory affairs at Optus between 2000 and 2007, after four years as a staffer with Howard-era minister of communications, Richard Alston.

Michelle Rowland MP, Minister for Communications

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