Dreyfus and Husic booted from cabinet amid factional carve-up — as it happened

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Dreyfus and Husic booted from cabinet amid factional carve-up — as it happened

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic are dumped from the Labor frontbench, while Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price announces her defection to the Liberal Party. Take a look back at how the day unfolded with our live blog.