<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his new shadow ministry, bringing back the Nationals and exiled members.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The new leader said his frontbench marked a "fresh beginning" for the Coalition after a tumultuous few weeks that saw the Nationals briefly split from the Liberals, a leadership spill and Sussan Ley ousted from her role.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a team that is blending proven experience with the next generation of Coalition talent," he said. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/prime-minister-anthony-albanese-teases-announcement-of-highspeed-rail-connecting-east-coast-cities/776b67a2-e778-4c28-83dc-0ab0a8bf4e32" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Is Australia finally about to get a high-speed rail announcement?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Taylor said he has brought back the Nationals after they mass quit in protest of Ley refusing to reinstate three sacked members.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said it was an opportunity to put the past behind them and start anew with "unity".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The deputy leader, Jane Hume, has been chosen the shadow minister for employment and industrial relations, and shadow minister for productivity and deregulation portfolios.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/opposition-leader-angus-taylor-unveils-new-shadow-ministry/93562d0e-c423-4ecf-b732-b509582c9719" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was also named the deputy Liberal leader in the Senate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ted O'Brien, the former deputy leader under Ley, has been appointed the new shadow foreign affairs minister.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tim Wilson was appointed the shadow treasurer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampjinpa Price, who were both exiled from the frontbench under Ley, have been promoted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hastie, who was rumoured to be a contender for the party leadership but did not run, was named the industry and sovereign capability spokesman and the deputy Liberal leader in the House of Representatives.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Price has been tasked as the spokeswoman for small business, skills and training.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/natures-valley-collagen-builder-tablets-recalled-over-undeclared-medicine/d34829bf-6c3d-4fee-abca-1f0536946dfd" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>TGA issues warning after undeclared drug found in collagen tablets</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>James Paterson, an outspoken supporter of Taylor in his bid for Liberal leadership, has been given the defence portfolio previously held by Taylor. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Claire Chandler has been elevated as the new shadow finance minister. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sarah Henderson has also returned to the shadow cabinet for the communications and digital safety portfolio.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Michaelia Cash has been appointed the new shadow attorney-general, replacing one of Ley's main supporters Andrew Wallace, and will remain the Leader in the Senate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Andrew Bragg, another key backer of Ley, remains as the shadow housing and homelessness minister and was also given the shadow environment portfolio.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nationals members Bridget McKenzie, Susan McDonald and Ross Cadell have returned to the shadow cabinet after they were dumped by Ley for breaking shadow cabinet solidarity rules and voting against the party line on the government's hate laws in January.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Their sacking prompted a mass resignation of the entire Nationals frontbench, which saw the Coalition split for the second time in under a year. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/australian-citizens-with-alleged-is-ties-depart-syrias-roj-camp-for-repatriation/c0a6d761-598e-4a1a-8cbd-9cb6891cd6e0" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'They made a choice': Government won't help Australians with alleged IS ties</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Julian Leeser, Melissa McIntosh, Dan Tehan, Dave Sharma, Anne Ruston, Aaron Violi, Henry Pike, Tony Pasin, Leah Blyth, Garth Hamilton, James McGrath and Simon Kennedy were also appointed to the shadow cabinet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Taylor thanked the outgoing members of the shadow ministry for their service.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are fortunate to have talent in our party room and are committed to drawing all of it," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive 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