Former Liberal Party president and Howard government minister Richard Alston has been appointed to the National Gallery of Australia Council, part of a slew of pre-election appointments by the Coalition.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's move to hold off calling the election has allowed senior ministers to fill more than two dozen vacant positions, spanning the federal government and national institutions.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
