Almost six weeks after Jo Haylen resigned - the premier has finally reshuffled his front bench, acting transport minister john graham will stay on in one of the government's toughest roles. There'll be fresh blood in cabinet, but it comes via a political veteran.
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00:00She's been in and out of parliament for 30 years, and now Janelle Saffron has been elevated
00:09to cabinet.
00:10I did canvass widely as to who should fill this position and it was near unanimous.
00:15Now it wasn't completely unanimous, because I want names.
00:20The Lismore MP experienced the devastation of flooding first hand in 2022.
00:26It was clear the house was going to go under, so we looked at each other and said let's
00:30swim.
00:31And after also helping steer the response to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred this month,
00:36she's been named Minister for the North Coast and the Recovery.
00:40It's a privilege that I will take very seriously.
00:46John Graham will stay on in transport, a portfolio he took on following the resignation of Joe
00:50Halen.
00:51He's already had to handle industrial action, delays to the airport metro and a crippling
00:56signal failure last week, but the biggest challenge could be yet to come.
01:00He's still working on an overhaul of Sydney's toll road network.
01:04It's a big responsibility, but we've taken two big portfolios off him, tourism and roads.
01:12Roads will go to Jenny Aitchison, while Steve Camper will take on jobs in tourism.
01:18The President returns tomorrow and the Premier's likely to face further scrutiny over his hate
01:22speech legislation, pushed through after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks and plots which
01:28have since been linked to organised crime.
01:31The Government's also facing a legal challenge to laws allowing police to move on protesters
01:36from places of worship.
01:37Hyde Park, Town Hall, right here outside the Supreme Court, all are near places of worship.
01:43We are not backing down, not one inch.
01:46And he says he's confident the laws will survive the challenge.