Abbott throws Joyce into fight over water use

BARNABY JOYCE has been ousted from the finance portfolio and Malcolm Turnbull snubbed in an Opposition frontbench reshuffle that has seen Andrew Robb return to shadow cabinet and given control of spending plans.

Minchin's departure may create an opening for Turnbull's return

MALCOLM TURNBULL is open to an invitation to rejoin the frontbench and bolster the Coalition's economic credentials after the resignation of the Liberal Party giant and factional power broker Nick Minchin left a gaping hole in the shadow cabinet.