Viewed closely, the new Australian government’s ministerial allocation evokes a kind of icebreaker game in which ministers are assigned to look after the Australians about which they know least.
Madeleine King, the new minister for Northern Australia, lives in Perth.
Anne Aly, who knows a lot about multiculturalism and indeed has lived it deeply, is now the Minister for Early Childhood Education.
While Anika Wells, who has three kids under five, is the Minister for Aged Care.
The Multicultural Affairs Minister is a white guy, as indeed have been the last TEN ministers for multicultural affairs.
