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Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull on Sunday announced sweeping changes to his first Cabinet and promoted more women, including Australia’s first female defence minister.
Turnbull increased the number of female Cabinet ministers from two to five, including Defence Minister Marise Payne.
The government’s unpopular chief economics minister, Treasurer Joe Hockey, has been replaced by Social Services Minister Scott Morrison.
The centre-right government’s popularity crashed in opinion polls and never recovered after Hockey unveiled his first annual budget in May last year. The budget was widely criticised as unfair toward the poor, and a hostile Senate blocked key measures.

WATCH: Malcolm Turnbull's road to Canberra
Turnbull, the former communications minister, replaced his predecessor Tony Abbott as prime minister in a surprise leadership vote of the ruling Liberal Party lawmakers on Monday night.
In challenging Abbott’s leadership, Turnbull indirectly attacked Hockey with the criticism that “the government is not successful in providing the economic leadership that we need.”
Turnbull said Hockey would quit politics. Abbott was also excluded from the new 21-member Cabinet. Abbott’s Cabinet had 19 ministers.
“Today I’m announcing a 21st century government and a ministry for the future,” Turnbull said. “The changes I’m announcing are very extensive.”

Abbott was widely criticised for including only one woman in his first Cabinet in 2013, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, the Liberal Party deputy leader. She was later joined by Health Minister Sussan Ley.
Both women retained their positions in Turnbull’s Cabinet. They were joined by newcomers Payne, Minister for Women Michaelia Cash and Minister for Small Business Kelly O’Dwyer.
Turnbull has also reintroduced a science minister, a portfolio scrapped by Abbott. Chris Pyne, the former minister for education and training, will become the minister for industry, innovation and science.
The new Cabinet will be sworn in on Monday.

Outgoing Defence Minister Kevin Andrews, an Abbott ally who has been dumped from Cabinet, said he was disappointed that he did not keep the job he had held for only nine months.
“I am disappointed that Mr. Turnbull did not accept my offer to work with him,” Andrews told reporters. “Frankly, my remaining in this job was not about me, it was all about the stability of our Defence Force in Australia and its leadership.”
Opposition leader Bill Shorten welcomed what he described as an “overdue increase in the number of women in the Cabinet.”
 


Australia gets its first female defence minister as new PM Malcolm Turnbull promotes more women in Cabinet

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: Reuters

Senator Marise Payne is the new Defence Minister. Photo: EPA

Australian treasurer Joe Hockey has been replaced in the Cabinet reshuffle. Photo: EPA 

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott loses party leadership to long-time rival Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull and deputy leader Julie Bishop after the Liberal Party ballot. Turnbull will replace Tony Abbott as prime minister. Photo: AP

Tony Abbott narrowly survived a leadership contest in February, triggered by concerns over his political judgment and a stalling economy.  Photo: EPA

Malcolm Turnbull, former Liberal Party leader and the communications spokesman for the Liberal-led coalition, has launched a leadership challenge. Photo: AP

A still from the video showing Tony Abbott (right) accepting the invitation to down a celebratory beer with football players at a Sydney pub. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Can new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sell the free trade deal with China to Australians?

Malcolm Turnbull is a more nuanced thinker than the man he replaced. Photo: EPA

Abbott was "clueless" about how to deal with China, according to one of Australia's leading defence and foreign policy strategists. Photo: EPA

New Australian PM Turnbull vows focus on economy battered by China slowdown as ousted Abbott slams ‘revolving door’ of leaders

Malcolm Turnbull (left) poses with deputy party leader Julie Bishop after Turnbull sworn-in as Australia's 29th prime minister at Government House in Canberra. Photo: Reuters

Malcolm Turnbull, a 60-year-old former journalist, lawyer and merchant banker known for his moderate views, was party leader for two years before he was ousted in 2009 by Abbott by a single vote in a similar leadership ballot. Photo: Bloomberg


Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott hit out Tuesday at the vicious nature of modern politics saying a “revolving door” for leaders was not good for the country. Photo: EPA

How two major newspapers reported the leadership change. Photo: AFP

Turnbull, Australia's incoming prime minister, with Lucy Turnbull, his wife, and Julie Bishop, Australia's foreign minister, left, after winning the party leadership ballot in Canberra on Monday night.  Photo: Bloomberg

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Turnbull, the former communications minister, replaced his predecessor Tony Abbott as prime minister in a surprise leadership vote of the ruling Liberal Party lawmakers on Monday night.
