WINNERS:
* Greg Combet: Heads up super ministry of climate change, energy efficiency, industry and innovation.
* Tanya Plibersek: Elevated to cabinet as health minister. Previously human services and social inclusion minister.
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* Mark Butler: Retains his mental health and ageing but promoted to cabinet.
* Nicola Roxon: Becomes the nation's first female federal attorney-general.
* Bill Shorten: Goes from assistant treasurer to workplace relations portfolio and joins cabinet.
* Jason Clare: New home affairs and justice minister, a step up from a junior defence ministry.
*Mark Arbib: Becomes assistant treasurer and minister for small business; keeps his role as sports minister ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
* Julie Collins: Tasmanian MP promoted to the ministry to look after community services, indigenous employment and economic development, the status of women. Previously a parliamentary secretary.
LOSERS:
* Kim Carr: Dumped from cabinet. Takes on manufacturing portfolio in outer ministry.
* Nick Sherry: Retires to the backbench.
SIDEWAYS
* Chris Evans: Retains his seniority as government leader in the Senate, but plays second fiddle to Greg Combet as tertiary education, skills, science and research minister. Stays in cabinet.
* Robert McClelland: Dumped as attorney-general to become emergency management and housing minister. Stays in cabinet.
