COULTON BOLSTERED TO FRONT BENCH IN NATIONALS RESHUFFLE

Following changes to the Coalition ministry overnight, Parkes MP Mark Coulton has been bolstered to Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.

Mr Coulton using Twitter to say he was proud to be appointed to the Turnbull-McCormack ministry.

He takes over from Luke Hartsuyker, who returns to the back bench, alongside New England MP Barnaby Joyce.

The reshuffle comes after Mr Joyce’s ministerial resignation on Monday saw Michael McCormack take over as leader of the Nationals, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.

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