SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Defence Minister David Johnston was thrown out of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's cabinet on Sunday, a month after he embarrassed the government with comments critical of government-owned ship builder ASC.
Abbott also promoted Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to the post of social securities minister in a reshuffle.
"This is a ministry for jobs and families and it is a sign that this government wants the economy to be front and centre in the coming year," Abbott said, referring to the social securities portfolio.
(Reporting By Jane Wardell; Editing by Robert Birsel)
