In a major Cabinet reshuffle, new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull discarded many experienced ministers, including the hugely popular Ian Macfarlane, who had presided over resources and energy for eight years in two separate stints.
In the last two years, though, resources and energy were part of the Industry & Science portfolio.
Macfarlane supported Turnbull in the Liberal Party leadership vote that led to Tony Abbott’s resignation as prime minister, and Turnbull himself acknowledged that Macfarlane was one of his “very, very best friends”.
However,
