Melbourne, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his new cabinet on Monday after former minister Ed Husic blamed his downgrade on his criticism of Israel's war in Gaza.

Albanese has appointed 30 MPs who will fill cabinet and external responsibilities after the left-wing Labour Central Labour Party won an overwhelming victory in the elections on May 3.

Labor has 92 seats in the 150-seat House, i.e. the parties need the lower house of the majority government. With the vote counting, Albanis said his government could have as many as 95 seats.

He said Labour has never had more seats since the first parliament was seated in 1901.

"I feel very humble in the trust in the election, and we certainly won't take it for granted," Albanes told a reporter from the House of Representatives.

When the Labor Prime Minister allocated his ministerial portfolio, the party's faction leaders selected 30 MPs, who would get them based on the proportion of seats each faction won.

Faction leaders abandoned former Minister of Industry and Science Husic, who was born in Sydney and born in Bosnian Muslim immigrants, while former Attorney General Mark Dreyfus is Jewish.

Husic, who became Australia's first sworn in federal minister after the 2022 election, told the ABC on Sunday.

Husic said part of his punishment for Israel's view on war in Gaza was partially punished.

"I think it's a factor. Will I do something different? I don't think so."

"You can't celebrate diversity and then expect it to sit in a corner and stay silent. You need to say loudly... for the community you care about."

When asked if he was fighting for Husic or Dreyfus, Albanese did not directly answer.

"We have a process in the Labor caucus. You've been watching it for a while," Albanese told reporters.

Albanis said he had a "constructive discussion" with Hask on Monday morning.

"What I did was allocate the portfolio. That was the system there. It was the system that Ed and others supported for a long time," Albanys said.

Bilal Rauf, an adviser to the Australian National Imams Council, called on Albanese to explain whether Husic's downgrade was due to his views on Gaza.

"I think at least some explanations are necessary. We can't just leave it in factional explanations," Lauf said.

"If Ed said it was a factor, I have no reason to discount it," Lauf said. "It's hard to deny that it could be a factor."

Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of the Australian Jewish Executive Committee, said his advocacy group has good relationships with Dreyfus and Husic.

Husic made a statement after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, "This is very troublesome for the community."

"He has taken measures against the Israeli allegations and we fundamentally disagree, but again there is reason to be different on these things and we hope everything goes well with Ed Husic."

"I feel very strong about the Palestinian rule ... punishing Hamas's barbarity," Hamas said two weeks after the attack.

Husseck said on Sunday that the Israeli government "does its best to manage it."

Egypt-born Anne Aly was promoted to the cabinet, making her the highest-ranking Muslim in the government. She is the Minister of Small Business, International Development and Multicultural Affairs.

Albanese's second government was the first Australian government since 2010 to have no Jewish cabinet minister.

The portfolios of most senior ministers in the government have not changed or slightly different.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles remains the Secretary of Defense. The interior department’s Tony Burke’s portfolio has been expanded to include the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Group, the leading U.S. domestic spy agency.

Former Assistant Trade Secretary Tim Ayres was promoted to the cabinet to receive Husic's portfolio.

Dreyfus was replaced by Michelle Rowland, who served as Minister of Communication during his first term in the administration.