Mr. McSweaney Out; Dr. Barnett In

So what's Dr. Carla Barnett, as the CEO of the Ministry of National Development, which should deal with poverty reduction, doing when she makes an address to the economic council? Well, 7NEWS has confirmed reports that Financial Secretary Hugh McSweaney is on the outs, and Dr. Barnett has been offered the job.

McSweaney removal can be seen as the one casualty of the G7 rift which was urging for the ouster of many of government's senior money managers. Mcsweaney was closely associated with the past policies of former Finance Minister Ralph Fonseca.