Bombshell in Gillies cabinet shift rocks Australian politics
Reports from Brisbane and Sydney describe a surprise move placing Mr Gillies in line for the Board of Trade and Arbitration, with Mr McCormack to take the Premier's post, while the Opposition denounces the plan as a throwback to a spent administration. TheAbolition of Capital Punishment bill faces a setback in the Legislative Council, with the government seeking dissolution or mandate as the crisis deepens.