Labor minister Andrew Giles could be dropped from his immigration portfolio after two MPs announced they will retire from politics at the next federal election.
revealed on Thursday they have decided to step down from the ministryMr O'Connor told reporters in Sydney he wanted to spend"more time at home" to be with family, including his elderly father, with Ms Burney echoing similar remarks and declaring it is"time for me to pass on the baton to the next generation".
The cohort were given strict conditions on their release, such as curfews, monitoring bracelets and faced serious penalties if they were breached.who allegedly posed as a policeman and bashed a Perth grandmotherMr Giles and Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil faced questioning weeks after the bungle and were urged to step down for failing to keep Australians safe.
"It means that there'll be a reshuffle on Sunday. I'm not going to speculate about all of the outcomes. We have Caucus processes that will be respected," he said. "The Prime Minister can use this as an opportunity to help strengthen that area and Murray Watt's been one of the government's better communicators and performers."
"I think Andrew Giles has to be top of the list. You can't release 153 hardened criminals into the community. He should be on the backbench now," he told 2GB on Thursday.
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