The multicultural affairs minister who went into bat for 12,000 Syrian refugees
Craig Laundy is the first parliamentarian I can remember in a long time, from one of the major parties, who stood up for refugees and got a promotion for his efforts. wrote SBS chief political correspondent Catherine McGrath in a comment article.
Mr Laundy, a first-term backbencher of Western Sydney, was named as a new Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced his new ministry.
Lets look at how a little-known western Sydney politician went from being a backbencher to landing a role in Turnbull's new look cabinet.
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