There’s Gillard. You can’t miss that hair. There’s Garrett. You can’t miss that lack of hair. There’s… some bloke with a beard. Wotisname. And in ten weeks time, if the polls are right, they’ll all be ministers.
That’s right. A change of government is upon us. But how many members of Kevin Rudd’s frontbench team can you recognise?
An informed citizenry is essential for democracy. That means you have to know your pols – even when they’re just seat warmers, faction hacks or inherited their seats from their old man.
I’ll bet you London to a brick that fewer than five per cent of the population could recognise Chris Evans – and he’ll probably be the leader of the government in the Senate by the end of the year.
So, in the interests of good government, we’re running a Crikey quiz: Name the shadow ministry.
Simply match the numbered photos with the name of the politician and their shadow portfolio (list can be found here ). A helpful hint: to really test you, we’ve added a couple of ring-ins.
Send your entries to boss@crikey.com.au , with “Name the shadows” in the title line. The first correct entry will win a copy of The Crikey Guide to the 2007 Federal Election (which, helpfully, doesn’t have any photos in it).
I recogonise about six to ten of these faces.
But the test is unfair – do the same thing with the current Ministers, and most people would be in the same boat. I couldn’t identify more than six “Major” ministers…
I’d have to agree with the above post – I reckon apart from a few political tragics (like most of us who ready Crikey), no one would get more than a few right – on either side.
I’m good for 13. They scrub up well.
I’m good for about half. But why does this little party game matter again? Does me knowing that Nick Sherry looks after superannuation give me any insight into changes that might come about in that area if Labor is elected? Not really.
As long as the fabulous Ms Penny Wong is there….