Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s decision to defect to the Liberal Party could come at a cost, with the Northern Territory senator set to be relegated to the outside shadow ministry in Sussan Ley’s new frontbench,

Though last term was her first in federal politics, Price, then a Nationals senator, was elevated by Peter Dutton straight into shadow cabinet as spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians during the referendum campaign for the Voice to parliament, which she played a pivotal role in defeating.