I have underestimated Mr ScoMo, via Domain:
In his first interview since being elevated to cabinet, the Minister for Population, Alan Tudge, said immigration had played a key part in the May 18 federal election result – with outer suburban areas in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane backing the Coalition to deliver fewer migrants and increased infrastructure.
…Mr Tudge’s shift into the Treasury portfolio will bridge the divide between Treasury and Infrastructure planning that has characterised the past decade of population policy.