experience to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and to the secretaries board," the Prime Minister said.

Mr Metcalfe's relationship with the Prime Minister dates back to his time as the boss of the Department of Immigration from 2005 to 2013, during which Mr Morrison served as the Opposition's immigration spokesman.

When he lost his job in 2013, Labor alleged it was because of his tenure at the Immigration Department.

Government sources the ABC has spoken with have said he was well placed to return to lead the new department at a time when drought continued to ravage the country.

"I am very much looking forward to working with ministers on these very important issues," Mr Metcalfe told the ABC.

Flood agency overhaul

As part of the restructure, Mr Morrison has expandedTerrorism has never been so dangerous. Even a single terrorist attack against American troops abroad or — more worrisome — a “soft target” here in the United States could have potentially catastrophic consequences for the stability and future of Western civilization.

Perhaps you’re skeptical of this claim, and you should be. After all, the average American has a greater chance of dying from a meteorite strike than a terrorist attack. But there are other reasons for considering the threat of terrorism to be greater today than at any moment since, say, the 18th century, when the word “terrorism” emerged from the French Revolution.

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