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Premier scraps key portfolio in major cabinet shake-up
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Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke takes control of police from Anthony Carbines, who becomes the inaugural minister for artificial intelligence and digital economy.
Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt will add health to her list of responsibilities, while Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson will watch over local government, consumer affairs and renters as the only fresh face elevated to cabinet.
Labor's primary vote has still dipped three percentage points to 23 per cent, according to the latest Redbridge/Accent Research poll published in the Australian Financial Review on Tuesday.
But another poll by Freshwater Strategy for the Herald Sun showed support for Labor was up to 25 per cent, two points higher than in June.
Often a leadership change could immediately boost a party's primary vote, psephologist Kevin Bonham said.